Austin (given name)
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This article is about the given name "Austin". For the surname, see Austin (surname). For other uses, see Austin (disambiguation).
Austin is an English masculine given name, 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 include Austen and Auston.
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