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Austin

surname (also Austen) and masc. proper name, from Old French Aousten, an abbreviated form of Latin Augustine. St. Augustine of Canterbury is Austin in Layamon's "Brut" (c. 1200).

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Augustine (adj.)

c. 1400 in reference to members of the religious order named for St. Augustine the Great (354-430), bishop of Hippo. The name is Latin Augustinus, from augustus "venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble" (see august (adj.)) + name-forming element -inus (see -ine (1)). Related: Augustinian.

updated on April 08, 2022

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Definitions of Austin from WordNet

Austin (n.)
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas;
Synonyms: capital of Texas
Etymologies are not definitions. From wordnet.princeton.edu, not affiliated with etymonline.

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