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 [ 3 syll. au-gus-ti-ne, aug-ust-ine ] The boy name Augustine is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AAGahSTIYN KEY. Augustine is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Latin. The name's meaning is august, dignified, holy. From the element 'augustus' which means to increase. The name is derived from Augustinus (Latin), which is from Augustus. It was borne by the philosopher and theologian Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a Doctor of the Church who developed the concepts of original sin and just war. Another saint, the Italian Augustine of Canterbury (-604), brought Christianity to the Ango-Saxons. The name was thus popular among medieval Christians, and it saw a revival in the 19th century. In literature, it has appeared as the name of the fictional Father Augustine in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy play, The Rivals (1775). The name Augustina (German) is the female form of Augustine. The name Augustine is widely used; it has 22 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 Agostina (Italian), 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), Gustl (German), 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 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Augustine, Austin (English and German) 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 Agatón (Spanish), Agoston (Hungarian), Agustin (Spanish), Agustín (Spanish), Aktaion (Greek), Augustin (Czech, English, French, German, and Romanian), Augustín (Czech and Slavic), Augustyn (Polish), Ágoston (Hungarian), Agostina (Italian), Agostinho (Portuguese), Agostino (Italian), Ajdin (Slavic), Ashtin (English), Ashton (English), Aston (English), Augustijn (Dutch), Austen (English), Austin (English and German), and Austyn (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)"   |
