# Austin
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒstɪn/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɔstɪn/
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈɑstɪn/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophone: Austen
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tin
* Rhymes: -ɒstɪn

### Proper noun

Austin
* A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
* An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
* A male given name transferred from the surname.
** 1986, Hilary Mantel, Vacant Possession, Harper Perennial, published 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?'
* A locale in Canada.
** A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
** A community of Manitoba.
* A locale in the United States.
** The capital city of Texas, USA and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
*** 2015, Alan Schaefer, Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson, Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, page 17:The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]
** A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr..
** A city, the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
** A city in Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
** A city in Arkansas.
** A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
** An unincorporated community in Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
** An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
** An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
** An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
** A ghost town in Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
* A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
* A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.

#### Alternative forms

* Austen (surname)
* Austen, Austyn (given name from surname)

#### Derived terms

* Austin County
* Austin Heights
* Austinite

#### Translations

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### Adjective

Austin (comparative more Austin, superlative most Austin)
* Augustinian.
    Austin friars

### Anagrams

* Autins, Istanu, Sunita, Uniats

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Austin, from Latin Augustīnus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔostin/ [ˈʔos̪.t̪ɪn̪]
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tin

### Proper noun

Austin (Badlit spelling ᜀᜂᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
* a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

#### See also

* Agustin

## Middle English
### Noun

Austin
* Augustine

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaws.t͡ʃĩ/ [ˈaʊ̯s.t͡ʃĩ], /ˈɔs.t͡ʃĩ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaws.t͡ʃĩ/ [ˈaʊ̯s.t͡ʃĩ], /ˈɔs.t͡ʃĩ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈawʃ.t͡ʃĩ/ [ˈaʊ̯ʃ.t͡ʃĩ], /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃĩ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈawʃ.tin/, /ˈɔʃ.tin/
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tin

### Proper noun

Austin f
* Austin (a city, the state capital of Texas, United States)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaustin/ [ˈau̯s.t̪ĩn], /ˈawstin/ [ˈaws.t̪ĩn]
** Rhymes: -austin, -awstin
* IPA: /ˈostin/ [ˈos.t̪ĩn]
** Rhymes: -ostin
* Syllabification: Aus‧tin

### Proper noun

Austin m or f
* Austin (a city, the state capital of Texas, United States)