Augustine (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Augustine


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caption=Saint Augustine of Hippo as depicted by Sandro Botticelli. The name Augustine has been inspired by the popularity of this saint.
pronunciation=
gender = primarily male
meaning = "the great, venerable"
region = Worldwide
nickname =
origin = Latin
related names = August, Augustus, Austin
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Augustine is a masculine given name derived from the Latin word "augere", meaning "to increase." The name is a variation of the Roman names Augustus and Augustinus. Augustus, meaning "the great" or "the venerable" was a title given to Roman emperors. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/augustus Behind the Name] ]

"Agustín", a Spanish version of the name, was the eighth most popular name given to baby boys born in Argentina in 2006 and the most popular name given to baby boys born in Uruguay in 2006. "Agustina", a feminine variant, was the third most popular name used for girls born in Uruguay in 2006 and was the fifth most popular name for baby girls born in Argentina in 2006. La Nación. [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=871703 Santiago y Sofía, los nombres más elegidos en 2006 por los porteños] .] "Augustė", a Lithuanian variant, was the ninth most popular name given to baby girls born in Lithuania in 2005.Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Statistics Lithuania). (February 11, 2006). [http://www.std.lt/lt/pages/view/?id=1625&PHPSESSID=dc555b7c0bfa47b1a2c2e131b04b9726 Įdomioji statistika] .] Austin, an English variant, has ranked in the top 50 names given to baby boys born in the United States from 1990 to 2007. Both Augustine and Austin have occasionally been used for girls in the United States as well. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=Austin Behind the Name] ] Saint Augustine of Hippo is a well-known Roman Catholic saint.

Masculine variants

Alternate forms of Augustine include:
*Agaistin (Irish)
*Agostinho (Portuguese)
*Agosto (Italian)
*Agustín (Spanish)
*Agostino (Italian), (Spanish)
*Agusto (Spanish)
*Ágoston (Hungarian)
*Aguistin (Irish)
*Agusztav (Hungarian)
*Aku (Finnish)
*Août (French)
*Augie (English)
*August (English), (German), (Polish)
*Augustas (Lithuanian)
*Auguste (French)
*Augusten (German)
*Augustijn (Dutch)
*Augustín (Czech), Slovakian
*Augustin (French)
*Augustinas (Lithuanian)
*Augustinos (Greek)
*Augusto (Italian), (Portuguese), (Spanish)
*Augusts (Latvian)
*Augustus (Dutch)
*Augustyn (Polish)
*Aukusti (Finnish)
*Austen (English)
*Austin (English)
*Austyn (English)
*Avgust (Russian), (Slovenian)
*Avguštin (Slovenian)
*Awstin (Welsh)
*Gus (English), (Scottish)
*Kusti (Finnish)
*Stijn (Dutch)
*Tijn (Dutch)

Feminine variants

*Agostina (Italian)
*Agustína (Spanish)
*August (English)
*Augusta (Dutch), (English), (Italian), (Polish), (Portuguese)
*Auguste (English)
*Augustė (Lithuanian)
*Augustina (Lithuanian)
*Augusteen (Irish)
*Augustia (English)
*Augustyna (Polish)
*Austen (English)
*Austin (English)
*Austina (English)
*Austine (English)
*Austyn (English)
*Austyna (English)
*Austyne (English)
*Avgusta (Slovenian)
*Augustina (Romanian)
*Gussie (English)
*Gusta (Dutch)
*Tina (English)

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