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Augustin
Say it: oh-gews-TAN
Meaning
From Latin Augustinus, from augustus 'venerable'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Revived strongly in France in recent decades.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1880s
In the United States
- 3,788 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 18,400 boys
- 53 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Austin |
|---|---|
| Italian | Agostino |
| Dutch | Augustijn |
Famous bearers
- Saint Augustine of Hippo
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.