68%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /as.ˈsun.ta/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "taken up, received, assumed" in Italian, referring to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootassumoOther Languages & CulturesAssumpta(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #832 in 1940 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #197 in 2006 Italy Last ranked #949 in 1916 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic strong strange serious Name DaysName Days? Italy: August 15 Categories currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -ta, Italian words, Marian titles, Tennessee Williams characters, The Count of Monte Cristo characters