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

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

See also August.

Austria
Early New High German
● 1439 Augustin (nom) ChronSH p. 35
Belgium
Middle Dutch
● 1336 Augustijn (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 54, Augustine (dat) ibid. p. 8, Auwostine (dat) ibid. p. 19
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Augustijn BoonenGes p. 329, Augustyn ibid. p. 327, Augustyns (gen) ibid. p. 327
England
Latin
● 1189 Augustinus (nom) GASurv 7p. 116; 1222 Augustinus (nom) StPaulDom p. 13, augustini (gen) ibid. p. 11; 1300 Augustinus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 241; 1381 Augustinus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 91
Dutch
● 1592 Augustijn AuFr Jansz; 1593 Augustin ibid. Jansz; 1595 Augustijn ibid. Jansz
Early Modern 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; 1569 Awsten SurMus II; 1572/3 Austen ibid. p. 163; 1578 Austen OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1583/4 Austen SurMus p. 40; 1583 Awsten ibid. p. 181; 1584 Avsten ibid. p. 192; 1598 Augustin StAnthonlin p. 39; 1599 Augustine ibid. p. 39
Middle French
● 1567 Augustin WCS p. 3; 1568 augustin ibid. p. 39; 1576 Augustin ibid. p. 12; 1580 Augustin ibid. p. 45, austin ibid. p. 102; 1581 Augustin ibid. p. 45; 1587 Augustin ibid. p. 47
France
Latin
● 1378 Austin (nom) hanquetvol1 2460
Old French
● 1313 Augustin Paris1313 p. 165
Middle French
● 1504 Augustin HistHdVParis no. 6; 1539 Augustin ibid. no. 12
Germany
Early New High German
● 1497 Augustin Nurn1497 469
Hungary
Latin
● 1317 Augustino (abl) CDH-VIII-II XV
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Augustinus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 12, Austini (gen) ibid. III, p. 25
Israel
Latin
● 1277 Augustino (abl) hennes-vol1 258
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Augustini (gen) BBC-Berg 814; 1306 Augustinus (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 58; 1324 Augustino (abl) DSF p. 48, 3729; 1326 Augustino (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 434; 1348 Augustinum (acc) INP 20; 1367 Aghostino (abl) Livi 146, Agostino (abl) ibid. 130, Agustino (abl) ibid. 131/132, Augustini (gen) ibid. 123, Augustino (abl) ibid. 137; 1376 Augustini (gen) DouGen1 p. 227, Augustino (abl) ibid. p. 77, Augustinus (nom) ibid. p. 241; 1387 Agustinus (nom) Venditti II-2032; 1450 Augustinum (acc) VitAs2 X, Augustinus (nom) ibid. IX; 1464 Augustino (abl) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Augustinus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI; 1470 Agustino (abl) RCCaetani6 1192; 1490 Augustinum (acc) VitAs2 III; 1527 Augustini (gen) Rome1527 p. 89, Augustinus (nom) ibid. p. 84
Italian
● 1513x1521 Augustino LeoX p. 16
Malta
Latin
● 1499 Augustinus (nom) Attard1499 p. 115
Scotland
Latin
● 1093x1107 Augustini (gen) ESC XIV
Spain
Latin
● 1488 Augustinus (nom) carbonell-I p. 21
Catalan
● 1510 Agosti valencia1510 3275
Switzerland
Middle French
● 1501 Augustin MHCG2 271
Cite as: A. Brown, G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Austin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Austin.