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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Austin m. A diminutive of Latin augustus 'august, venerable; consecrated.

The name of an important 5th C church father and a 7th C saint.

See also August.

England
Latin
1300 Augustinus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 241; 1381 Augustinus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 91
English
1547 Austin StAnthonlin p. 6; 1549 Austin ibid. p. 8; 1554 Austyn BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1559 Augustine StAnthonlin p. 13; 1560 Augustine ibid. p. 14; 1566 Augustin BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1567 Augustine SaxhamSf p. 39; 1578 Austen OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1598 Augustin StAnthonlin p. 39; 1599 Augustine ibid. p. 39
France
Latin
1378 Austin (nom) hanquetvol1 2460
Germany
Early New High German
1497 Augustin Nurn1497 469
Italy
Latin
1326 Augustino (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 434; 1527 Augustini (gen) Rome1527 p. 89, Augustinus (nom) ibid. p. 84
Malta
Latin
1499 Augustinus (nom) Attard1499 p. 115
Spain
Latin
1488 Augustinus (nom) carbonell p. 21
Catalan
1510 Agosti valencia1510 3275
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