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 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 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Austin.