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Augustine has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Augustine used in English include Augustin (used in Czech, French, German, and Romanian too) and Austin (used in German too). The short form Gus (used in Irish, and Scottish too) is another English variant. Foreign variants of Augustine include Agostinho (Portuguese), Agostino (Italian), Agoston (Hungarian), Agustin (Spanish), Agustín (Spanish), Aibhistin (Irish), Augustijn (Dutch), Augustinas (Lithuanian), Augustinus (German), Augustín (Czech and Slavic), Augustyn (Polish), Avgustin (Russian), Ághaistín (Irish), Ágoston (Hungarian), Stijn (Dutch), Tauno (Finnish), and Tijn (Dutch). See also the related form, August (English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian). Augustine is a rare baby name for boys. At the peak of its usage in 1906, 0.015% of baby boys were given the name Augustine. It ranked at #474 then. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is today of very modest use. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Augustine, Austin (German and English) was the most popular. There were times before 1909 when more girls than boys were named Augustine, but currently it is more often than not a boy name. In 1939, the name Augustine was given to 42% more boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Augustine include Agoston (Hungarian), Agustin (Spanish), Agustín (Spanish), Augustin (Czech, English, French, German, and Romanian), Augustín (Czech and Slavic), Augustyn (Polish), Ágoston (Hungarian), Agostinho (Portuguese), Agostino (Italian), Ashton (English), Augustijn (Dutch), Austen (English), Austin (German and English), Austyn (English), Awstin (Welsh), Ághaistín (Irish), Eistein (Scandinavian), and Ostin (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Augustine: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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