Austin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɔːstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɒstɪn/
ipa: /ˈɔstɪn/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈɑstɪn/
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈɒstɪn/
ipa: /ˈoːstɪn/
ipa: /ˈoːstən/
homophone: Austen
rhymes: -ɒstɪn
Forms: form: Austen
form: Austen
form: Austyn
Etymology: 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.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
glosses: An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
examples: text: '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?'
ref: 1986, Hilary Mantel, Vacant Possession, Harper Perennial, published 2006, →ISBN, page 15:
text: 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.
ref: 2025 April 10, Bobby Burack, “GiveSendGo's $300,000 Page For Karmelo Anthony Is Consistent With Company Policy”, in OutKick:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A locale in Canada:
A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
glosses: A locale in Canada:
A community in Manitoba.
examples: text: The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]
ref: 2015, Alan Schaefer, Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson, Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, page 17:
text: 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.
ref: 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 Jul 2025:
glosses: A locale in the United States:
The capital city of Texas, United States, and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Orchard City, Delta County, Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Macon County, Illinois.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A city in Jennings Township, Scott County, Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Sanilac County, Michigan.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A township in Mower County, Minnesota.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community and inactive township in Cass County, Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Grant County, Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
glosses: A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.
Derived terms: Austin County
Austin Heights
Austinite
Port Austin