Austin

Etymology

Medieval Anglo-Norman form of the saints' name Augustine, Latin Augustinus, diminutive form of Augustus "majestic". The places (and the car make) are named after persons with the surname.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔstɪn/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒstɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɒstɪn
• Homophone: Austen
• Hyphenation: Aus‧tin

Proper noun

Austin

1954 Austin A40 Somerset

1. The capital city of the state of Texas in the United States of America, and the county seat of Travis County.
2. A county in Texas: see Austin County.
3. A city in Minnesota, USA, and the county seat of Mower County.
4. An unincorporated community and CDP in Lander County, Nevada, which was the county seat until 1979.
5. A patronymic surname​.
6. A male given name, in modern usage transferred back from the surname.
   • 1986 Hilary Mantel, Vacant Possession, Harper Perennial (2006), →ISBN, page 15:

     '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?'

7. A former make of British motor car.

Adjective

Austin (comparative more Austin, superlative most Austin)

1. Augustinian.

   Austin friars

Anagrams

• Autins, Istanu, Sunita, Uniats

Etymology

From English, from Latin.

Proper noun

Austin

1. a male given name

Noun

Austin

1. Augustine

Proper noun

Austin f

1. Austin (a city, the state capital of Texas, United States of America)