Austin

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Derived from the Latin name "Augustus" which means "great" or "magnificent"
Pronunciation
AW-stin
AWS-tin
Popularity
Austin is a common name in the United States, ranking at #69 in 2020, according to the Social Security Administration. It is also popular in Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Austin Name meanings & History

Derived from the Latin name "Augustus" which means "great" or "magnificent". Medieval contracted form of Augustine 1. Modern use of the name is probably also partly inspired by the common surname Austin, which is of the same origin. This is also the name of a city in Texas. Austin is a popular name for baby boys, and it can also be used as a unisex name. It is often chosen by parents looking for a name that is easy to spell and pronounce.

Zodiac Sign of Austin: Action Aries

Synonyms of Austin:

A: Angry,Assertive,Argumentative,Action,Ambitious,Aggressive

U: Unity,Undermining,Utopia,Universality,Understanding

S: Sex,Security,Solidity,Status,Social Standing,Sensuality,Success

T: Testy,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Tireless,Touchy,Tacky,Truth

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

N: Nutrition,Nagging,Neat,Nice,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nervous

Austin is:

  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Austin include actors Austin Butler and Austin Stowell, musician Austin Mahone, and wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin.

2.) AUSTIN (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Austin is a contracted form of Augustine, an English cognate of the Latin Augustinus, a diminutive form of Augustus, which is derived from augustus (great, venerable, consecrated by the augurs). Awstin is the Welsh form. Var: Austen. (AU-STIN)


3.) AUSTIN (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Austin is a contracted form of Augustine (great), which is from the Latin Augustinus, a diminutive form of Augustus, which is derived from augustus (great, venerable, consecrated by the augurs). (AU-STIN)


4.) AUSTIN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Contracted form of Augustine (great, venerable). (AU-STIN)


5.) Austin (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) respected

Other Forms: Austen, Austene, Austine


6.) Austin (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) a form of Austin.


7.) Austin (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin); capital of Texas; ingenious; Southwestern

Other Forms: Aust, Austen, Auston, Austyn


8.) Austin (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) a short form of Augustine.


9.) AUSTIN (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Contracted form of Augustine (great). See AUGUSTINE. Var: Austen, Austyn. (AU-STEN)


10.) Austin (Unisex)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Great; magnificent

Other Forms: Orstin, Ostin


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