Austin (name)

Austin is an English given name and surname, an Old French language contraction of Agustin as Aostin, Austin (regular disappearing of intervocalic [g] from Late Latin to Old French, compare month August : Old French aüst / aoust, French août[1]). Agustin is the popular form of Augustin,[2] equivalent to Augustine. Variations of the name Austin include Austen and Auston.

Austin
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld French
Other names
Related namesAugustine, Augustin, Agustin, Aostin, Austen and Auston

Surname

Given name

Fictional characters

  • Steve Austin, in Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg and the television series The Six Million Dollar Man
  • Austin Moon, in the television show Austin & Ally
  • Austin Powers (character), created and portrayed by Mike Myers in films
  • Austin, one of the main characters in The Backyardigans

References

  1. CNRTL : etymology of août
  2. Albert Dauzat (foreword Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 16a.
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