Austin (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Augustine, Augustin, Agustin, Aostin, Austen and Auston |
Austin is an English given name and surname, an Old French language contraction of Agustin as Aostin, Austin (regular disappearing of intervocalic [g] from Late Latin to Old French, compare month August : Old French aüst / aoust, French août[1]). Agustin is the popular form of Augustin,[2] equivalent to Augustine. Variations of the name Austin include Austen and Auston.
Surname
- Albert Austin (1881–1953), British/American actor
- Alfred Austin (1835–1913), British poet
- Amanda Austin (1859–1917), American painter and sculptor
- Ariana Austin (born 1984), American philanthropist
- Bernard Austin (Brooklyn) (c.1896–1959), New York assemblyman
- Bernard L. Austin (1902–1979), U.S. Navy admiral
- Bill Austin (1928–2013), American football player and coach
- Blake Austin (born 1991), Australian Rugby League footballer
- Blessuan Austin (born 1996), American football player
- Brett Austin (1959–1990), New Zealand swimmer
- Bunny Austin (1906–2000), British tennis player
- Charlie Austin (born 1989), English footballer
- Charles Austin (born 1967), American athlete
- Charles Austin (lawyer) (1799–1874), English lawyer
- Charles Austin (rugby union) (1892–1980), American rugby union player and coach
- Chase Austin (born 1989), American NASCAR racecar driver
- Colin François Lloyd Austin (1941–2010), scholar of Greek
- Dallas Austin (born 1970), American musician
- Darrell Austin (born 1951), American football offensive lineman
- Debi Austin (1950–2013), American anti-smoking advocate
- Denise Austin (born 1957), American fitness expert
- Ennis Raymond Austin, American architect
- Florence Austin, American violinist
- Gene Austin (1900–1972), American singer
- Gilbert Austin, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s
- Greg Austin (born 1963), Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
- Greg Austin (actor) (born 1992), British actor
- Harriet Austin (rower) (born 1988), New Zealand rower
- Harriet Bunker Austin (1843-1904), American author
- Harriet N. Austin (1826-1891), American physician
- Helen Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Henry Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Herbert Austin (1866–1941), British founder of the Austin Motor Company
- Hubert Austin (1845–1915), British architect
- Isaiah Austin (born 1993), American basketball player
- J. L. Austin (John Langshaw Austin, 1911–1960), British philosopher
- Jake T. Austin (born 1994), American actor
- James Austin (photographer) (born 1940), Australian fine-art and architectural photographer
- Jane G. Austin (1831-1894), American writer
- John Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Johntá Austin (born 1980), American singer-songwriter
- Kate Austin (1864–1902), American writer, feminist and anarchist
- Ken Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Kent Austin (born 1963), American football player and coach
- Lawrence Austin (born 1956), Australian boxer of the 1970s and 1980s
- Lloyd Austin (born 1953), American general
- Lloyd James Austin (1915–1994), Australian linguist and literary scholar (not to be confused with Peter Austin (linguist), also Australian)
- Mary Hunter Austin (1868–1934), American writer
- Miles Austin (born 1984), American football player
- Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
- Ned Austin (1925–2007), American actor
- Oliver L. Austin (1903–1988), American ornithologist
- Peter Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Phil Austin (1941–2015), American comedian and writer
- Richard Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Sarah Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Shane Austin (born 1989), Arena Football League quarterback
- Sherrié Austin (born 1970), Australian musician
- Staryl C. Austin (1920–2015), United States Air Force general
- Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), American politician, founder of Texas
- Steve Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Tex Austin (1886–1938), American rodeo promoter
- Tracy Austin (born 1962), American tennis player
- Tyler Austin (born 1991), American professional baseball player
- Walter Austin (1936–2014), U.S. Navy Captain
- Warren Austin, American Ambassador to the United Nations
- William Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Woody Austin (born 1964), American golfer
Given name
- Austin Abrams (born 1996), American actor
- Austin Allen (born 1994), American football player
- Austin Appleby (born 1993), American football player
- Austin Block (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Austin Brucklacher (1898–1941), American football player
- Austin Bryant (born 1996), American football player
- Austin Butler (born 1991), American actor
- Austin Carlile (born 1987), American singer, songwriter, and baseball coach
- Austin Carr (born 1948), American basketball player
- Austin Clarke (disambiguation), several people
- Austin Collie (born 1985), Canadian-born American football player
- Austin Corbett (born 1995), American football player
- Austin Currie (born 1939), Irish politician
- Austin Cutting (born 1996), American football player
- Austin Dabney (c. 1765–1830), slave and militiaman in the American Revolutionary War
- Auston English (born 1987), American football player
- Austin Eubanks (1981–2019), American motivational speaker
- Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian and philosopher
- Austin Fernando, Sri Lankan politician and civil servant
- Austin Healey (born 1973), English rugby union player
- Austin Idol (born 1949) born Dennis McCord, American professional wrestler
- Austin Jackson (disambiguation), several people
- Austin Johnson (disambiguation), several people
- Austin Koledoye, Nigerian basketball coach
- Austin Larkin (born 1995), American football player
- Austin MacGinnis (born 1995), American football player
- Austin Mack (born 1997), American football player
- Austin Mahone (born 1996), American singer-songwriter
- Auston Matthews (born 1997), American ice hockey player
- C. Austin Miles (1868–1946), American writer of gospel songs
- Austin Mitchell (born 1934), British politician
- Austin Nichols (born 1980), American actor
- Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), English artist and magician
- Austin Pendleton (born 1940), American actor, playwright and theatre director
- Austin Post (born 1995), known as Post Malone, American singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer
- Austin Proehl (born 1995), American football player
- Austin Ricci (born 1996), Canadian soccer player
- Austin Rehkow (born 1995), American football player
- Austin Rivers (born 1992) American basketball player
- Austin Roberts (born 1995), American football player
- Auston Rotheram (1876—1846), Irish polo player
- Austin Schlottmann (born 1995), American football player
- Austin Seibert (born 1997), American football player
- Austin Sigg (born 1995), American murderer of Jessica Ridgeway
- Austin Stack (1879–1929), Irish revolutionary and politician
- Austin Stevens (born 1950), South African photographer
- Austin Tindle, American anime voice actor
- Austin Traylor (born 1993), American football player
- Auston Trusty (born 1998), American soccer player
- Austin Wentworth (born 1990), American football player
- Austin Wintory (born 1984), American composer
Fictional characters
- Steve Austin, in Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg and the television series The Six Million Dollar Man
- Austin Moon, in the television show Austin & Ally
- Austin Powers (character), created and portrayed by Mike Myers in films
- Austin, one of the main characters in The Backyardigans
References
- ^ CNRTL : etymology of août
- ^ Albert Dauzat (foreword Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 16a.