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Austin

Syllables: Aus·tinUK/ˈɔːstɪn//ˈɔstɪn/

Austin proper noun: a male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.

austin: a male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin
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Proper noun

Austin (plural Austins)

  1. A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • '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?'1986, Hilary Mantel, Vacant Possession, Harper Perennial, published 2006, →ISBN, page 15
    • 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.2025 April 10, Bobby Burack, “GiveSendGo's $300,000 Page For Karmelo Anthony Is Consistent With Company Policy”, in OutKick, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2026
  4. A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
  5. A community in Manitoba.
  6. The capital city of Texas, United States, and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
    • The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]2015, Alan Schaefer, Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson, Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, page 17
    • 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.2025 July 8, 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”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10...
  7. A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
  8. A neighbourhood of Orchard City, Delta County, Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
  9. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr.
  10. A township in Macon County, Illinois.
  11. A city in Jennings Township, Scott County, Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
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  1. A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
  2. A township in Sanilac County, Michigan.
  3. A city, the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
  4. A township in Mower County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Cass County, Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
  6. A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
  8. A ghost town in Grant County, Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
  9. A borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
  11. A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.

Adjective

Austin (comparative more Austin, superlative most Austin)

  1. Augustinian.
    • Austin friars

Austin meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Austin in Hindi

capital city of Texas
औस्टिन ausṭin

Austin in Arabic

capital city of Texas
أوستن awstin

Austin in Persian

capital city of Texas
آستین

Forms of Austin

Proper noun
pluralAustins
alternative formAusten
alternative formAustyn
Adjective
comparativemore Austin
superlativemost Austin

Origin of Austin

From Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, similar to Old French Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

Words formed from Austin

Words that rhyme with Austin

Questions about Austin

What does Austin mean?
Austin means a male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
What is Austin in Hindi?
Austin in Hindi is औस्टिन (ausṭin). See Austin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Austin?
Austin can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Austin?
Austin is pronounced /ˈɔːstɪn/ (UK).

Words near Austin in the dictionary

  1. austeritarians
  2. austerities
  3. austerity
  4. Austerlitz
  5. Austhorpe
  6. Austin
  7. Austin County
  8. Austin Heights
  9. Austinian
  10. austinite
  11. austinites

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Austin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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