austin
/ˈɔstɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.36 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
name
An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
name
A locale in the United States:
name
A locale in the United States:
name
A locale in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "'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."
- "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."
- "Austin friars"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔstɪn/
- British English: /ˈɔːstɪn/
Inflected Forms
Austins (plural)
Austen (alternative)
Austyn (alternative)
more Austin (comparative)
most Austin (superlative)