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Austin
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English
Etymology
From en enm Austin, from en xno Aostin, fro Austin, similar to en fro Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of en fro Agustin, from en la Augustīnus, from la Augustus majestic. en Augustine.
en ine-pro *h₂ewg-
Pronunciation
en /ˈɔːstɪn/ RP
en /ˈɒstɪn/ UK
en /ˈɔstɪn/ GenAm
en /ˈɑstɪn/ GA,cot-caught,dialects of Canada
en En-us-Austin.oga US
en /ˈɒstɪn/ CA,dialects of the US
en /ˈoːstɪn/ AU
en /ˈoːstən/ NZ
en Austen
en Aus tin
en ɒstɪn 2
Proper noun
Austins
thumb|Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas
thumb|1954 Austin A40 Somerset
en male Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
en English patronymics from the given name.
en male surnames.
en 1986 w:Hilary Mantel Vacant Possession 15 Harper Perennial 2006 9781841153407 'He says the business with Austin doing take-and-drive-away, it's a deep compulsion he has, a compulsion to find out his real identity by sampling and testing out various machines.''You mean it's the vicar's fault for naming him after a car?'
en Bobby Burack GiveSendGo's $300,000 Page For Karmelo Anthony Is Consistent With Company Policy w:OutKick https://www.outkick.com/analysis/givesendgos-300000-page-karmelo-anthony-consistent-company-policy 2025-04-10 The online fundraising site GiveSendGo continues to face criticism over a page that has raised more than $320,000 for Karmelo Anthony, the teen arrested for stabbing fellow 17-year-old student-athlete Austin Metcalf to death at a Texas track meet last week. https://web.archive.org/web/20260611143612/https://www.outkick.com/analysis/givesendgos-300000-page-karmelo-anthony-consistent-company-policy 11 June 2026
en locale c/Canada:
en municipality p/Quebec ; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
en community p/Manitoba.
en locale c/US:
en Q16559en The <<capital city>> of <<s/Texas>>, <<c/USA>>, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Travis County>> ; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin. TopoZone: Austin, Texas
en 2015 Alan Schaefer; Joe Nick Patoski; Nels Jacobson Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982 17 The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world
en Zoe Sottile He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/us/jamaica-deportation-migrant-ice-us 2025-07-08 Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin. https://web.archive.org/web/20250817025253/https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/us/jamaica-deportation-migrant-ice-us 17 August 2025
en city co/Lonoke County s/Arkansas.
en neighbourhood town/Orchard City co/Delta County s/Colorado ; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
en neighborhood city/Chicago s/Illinois ; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr.
en twp co/Macon County s/Illinois.
en city twp:Suf/Jennings co/Scott County s/Indiana ; named for the city in Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Barren County s/Kentucky.
en twp co/Mecosta County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Sanilac County s/Michigan.
en city/county seat co/Mower County s/Minnesota ; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
en twp co/Mower County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm and inactive township in co/Cass County s/Missouri ; named for local merchant William Austin.
en CDP co/Lander County s/Nevada ; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
en unincorporated community co/Ross County s/Ohio ; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
en ghost town co/Grant County s/Oregon ; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
en bor in co/Potter County s/Pennsylvania.
en ghost town s/Western Australia ; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin (explorer) Robert Austin.
A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.
Alternative forms
en Austen surname
en Austen Austyn given name from surname
Derived terms
en Austin County Austin Heights Austinite Austinian austinite Mount Austin Port Austin
Translations
capital city of Texas
Arabic: ar أوستن m awstin
Bulgarian: bg О́стин m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 奧斯汀 Àosītīng
Czech: cs Austin m
Danish: da Austin
Esperanto: eo Aŭstino
French: fr Austin m
Galician: gl Austin m
Georgian: ka ოსტინი
German: de Austin n
Greek: el Όστιν n, el Ώστιν n
Hindi: hi औस्टिन m
Irish: ga Cathair Aibhistín f
Italian: it Austin f
Japanese: ja オースティン Ōsutin
Korean: ko 오스틴 Oseutin
Latin: la Austinopolis f, la Augustinopolis f
Lithuanian: lt Ostinas m
Occitan: oc Austin f
Persian: fa آستین
Portuguese: pt Austin f
Russian: ru О́стин m
Spanish: es Austin mf
Turkish: tr Austin
Ukrainian: uk О́стін m
surname
Bulgarian: bg О́стин m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 奧斯汀
Danish: da Austin
Esperanto: eo Aŭguĉjo
French: fr Austin m
Greek: el Ώστιν
Russian: ru О́стин m
Ukrainian: uk О́стін m
male given name
Bulgarian: bg О́стин m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 奧斯汀 ou3 si1 ting1
Mandarin: cmn 奧斯汀 Àosītīng
Danish: da Austin
Georgian: ka ოსტინი
Lithuanian: lt Ostinas m
Russian: ru О́стин m
Ukrainian: uk О́стін m
former make of British motor car
Bulgarian: bg О́стин m
Danish: da Austin
Russian: ru О́стин m
Ukrainian: uk О́стін m
Belarusian: be Остын, be Осцін
Bulgarian: bg О̀стин
Hindi: hi ऑस्टिन
Macedonian: mk Остин
Marathi: mr ऑस्टिन
Adjective
Augustinian.
en Austin friars
References
Anagrams
en ainstu Autins Istanu Sunita Uniats
en Automobiles
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor en:Austin<ety:uder<la:Augustīnus>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Ostin
ceb Aus tin
Proper noun
proper noun +
ceb male English < Latin
See also
ceb Agustin
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Awwstin Ormulum
Proper noun
Augustine
Descendants
en Austin
References
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Portuguese
pt:
Pronunciation
Áustin,Óstin
pt Aus tin
Proper noun
f
pt Austin Q16559
Spanish
Pronunciation
+,Awstin Ostin +
Proper noun
mf
es city/state capital s/Texas c/United States Austin