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 [ 2 syll. au-(s)tin, aus-t-in ] The boy name Austin is pronounced as AOSTahN KEY. Austin is largely used in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning august, dignified, holy. Derived from the element 'augustus' which means to increase. The name initially developed as a medieval short form of the Roman nickname Augustinus (Latin). It was later adopted as a surname, which in turn led to the survival and use of Austin as a given name. It later appeared as the name of the key character Dr Austin Sloper in the Henry James short novel Washington Square (1880). The name Austyn (English) is the female equivalent of Austin. The name Agoston (Hungarian) and the name Awstin (Welsh) are variants of Austin. Austin is an English and German variant of the name Augustine (English). Other forms of Austin include the variant spellings Austen (English), Austyn (English), Osten (English), and Ostin (English). Austin is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1995, 1.289% of baby boys were given the name Austin. Its ranking then was #10. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.367% and its ranking #55, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. The name Austin has been predominantly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1994, boys named Austin outnumbered girls by 97 times. Baby names that sound like Austin include Austen (English), Austyn (English), Ajdin (Slavic), Ashtin (English), Ashton (English), Aston (English), Awstin (Welsh), Eistein (Scandinavian), Ogdan (English), Ogden (English), Ogdon (English), Ostin (English), Agatón (Spanish), Agoston (Hungarian), Agustin (Spanish), Agustín (Spanish), Aktaion (Greek), Augustin (Czech, English, French, German, and Romanian), Augustine (English), and Augustín (Czech and Slavic). A famous person named Austin is Fictional Secret Agent, Austin Powers, born 1997. KEY: Pronunciation for Austin: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
