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Austin

proper noun

  1. state capitol of Texas, USA
  2. male given name
  3. family name
  4. given name and family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːstɪn/ / /ˈɒstɪn/ / /ˈɔstɪn/

adj

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.

  1. Augustinian.

    “Austin friars”

name

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.

  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?'”

    “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.”

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    “The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]”

    “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.”

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  22. A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
  23. A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.