Austin

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, a contraction of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔstɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɒstɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɒstɪn
• Homophone: Austen
• Hyphenation: Aus‧tin

Proper noun

Austin

1954 Austin A40 Somerset

1. A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1986 Hilary Mantel, Vacant Possession, Harper Perennial (2006), →ISBN, page 15:

     'He says the business with Austin doing take-and-drive-away, it's a deep compulsion he has, a compulsion to find out his real identity by sampling and testing out various machines.'

     'You mean it's the vicar's fault for naming him after a car?'

4. A locale in Canada.
   1. A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
   2. A community of Manitoba.
5. A locale in the United States.
   1. The capital city of Texas, USA and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
   2. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr..
   3. A city in Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
   4. A city in Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
   5. A city in Arkansas.
   6. A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
   7. An unincorporated community in Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
   8. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   9. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
   10. An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
   11. A ghost town in Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
6. A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
7. A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.

Alternative forms

• Austen (surname)
• Austen, Austyn (given name from surname)

Derived terms

• Austin County
• Austinite

Translations

capital of Texas

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧斯汀／奥斯汀 (zh) (Àosītīng)

• Czech: Austin m
• Danish: Austin
• Esperanto: Aŭstino
• Galician: Austin (gl) m
• Georgian: ოსტინი (osṭini)
• German: Austin (de)
• Greek: Ώστιν (el) n (Óstin)
• Hindi: औस्टिन m (ausṭin)
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• Irish: Cathair Aibhistín f
• Italian: Austin (it) f
• Japanese: オースティン (Ōsutin)
• Latin: Austinopolis f
• Lithuanian: Ostinas m
• Persian: آستین (fa)
• Portuguese: Austin (pt) f
• Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)
• Turkish: Austin

surname

• Danish: Austin
• Esperanto: Aŭguĉjo
• French: Austin (fr) m
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• Greek: Ώστιν (el) (Óstin)
• Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

male given name

• Danish: Austin
• Georgian: ოსტინი (osṭini)
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• Lithuanian: Ostinas m
• Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

former make of British motor car

• Danish: Austin
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

Adjective

Austin (comparative more Austin, superlative most Austin)

1. Augustinian.

   Austin friars

Anagrams

• Autins, Istanu, Sunita, Uniats

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Austin, from Latin Augustīnus.

Proper noun

Austin

1. a male given name from Latin

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Middle English

Noun

Austin

1. Augustine

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Austin f

1. Austin (a city, the state capital of Texas, United States)