Austin

\os.tin\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\os.tin\

Origin and meaning

From Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, similar to Old French Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta

Around the world

  • GreekΏστιν
  • RussianОстин

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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