Augustine

Where Augustine comes from

From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Augustine
  • Latin
  • French
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Augustine through the years
  1. 1694
    Augustine Washington born
    (1694-1743) British-American planter, slave owner, and the father of George Washington
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #526 among boys, with 12 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1906
    Peak, #472
    22 babies named Augustine, its best rank.
  4. 1911
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 1965
    Augustine Eguavoen born
    Nigerian footballer and manager
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer.
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Augustine Eguavoen · Nigerian footballer and manager, born 1965
  • Augustine Washington · (1694-1743) British-American planter, slave owner, and the father of George Washington, 1694–1743
  • Augustine Birrell · British politician, 1850–1933
  • Augustine Boakye · Ghanaian footballer, born 2000
  • Augustine Kiprono Choge · Kenyan runner and 2006 Commonwealth champion, born 1987

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.