Austin

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔstɪn/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) 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, published 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 in 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, the county seat of Mower County, 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
   8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Kentucky.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
   10. An unincorporatedcommunity 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 (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) 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 Greek: Ώστιν (el) (Óstin) Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

male given name

Chinese: Cantonese: 奥斯汀 (ou3 si1 ting1) Mandarin: 奥斯汀 (zh) (Àosītīng) Danish: Austin Georgian: ოსტინი (osṭini) Lithuanian: Ostinas m Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

former make of British motor car

Danish: Austin Russian: О́стин (ru) m (Óstin)

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Belarussian: Остын (Óstyn), Осцін (Óscin) Bulgarian: О̀стин (Òstin) Hindi: ऑस्टिन (ŏsṭin) Macedonian: Остин (Ostin) Marathi: ऑस्टिन (ŏsṭin)

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)