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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒstɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔstɪn/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑstɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: Austen
- Hyphenation: Aus‧tin
- Rhymes: -ɒstɪn
Proper noun
Austin
- A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
- 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?'
- A locale in Canada.
- A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
- A community in Manitoba.
- A locale in the United States.
- The capital city of Texas, USA and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
- A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr..
- A city, the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
- A city in Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
- A ghost town in Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
- A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
- A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.
Derived terms
Translations
capital city of Texas
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surname
male given name
former make of British motor car
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Cebuano
Etymology
From English Austin, from Latin Augustīnus.
Middle English
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈawstin/ [ˈaws.t̪ĩn], /ˈostin/ [ˈos.t̪ĩn]
- Rhymes: -awstin, -ostin
- Syllabification: Aus‧tin
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