Agustín

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Agustín

Say it: ah-goos-TEEN

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Meaning

From Latin Augustinus, derived from augustus 'venerable'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

15,129 babies given this name since 1898
At its height in 2001, about 1 in 5,200 boys
201 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Agus

Portuguese	Agostinho
Italian	Agostino

Famous bearers

Agustín de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Parish baptism registers
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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