The first name Augustin

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About the first name Augustin

Meaning

The name Augustin is a form related to Auguste and shares its traditional meaning: “venerable,” “majestic,” or “consecrated”.

Historical origin

Augustin belongs to the same name family as Auguste. The name Auguste comes from Latin Augustus, the honorific title of Emperor Octavian.

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In archival records, Augustin may coexist with Auguste or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:o-gus-tinoɡyst.ɛ̃

Frequency of the first name Augustin by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Augustin by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AugustinLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Augustin in baptisms by year.2001501005001630170417781852192620001630–1634 2 baptisms1660–1664 5 baptisms1665–1669 2 baptisms1675–1679 2 baptisms1680–1684 5 baptisms1685–1689 8 baptisms1690–1694 14 baptisms1695–1699 15 baptisms1700–1704 30 baptisms1705–1709 23 baptisms1710–1714 30 baptisms1715–1719 24 baptisms1720–1724 20 baptisms1725–1729 18 baptisms1730–1734 31 baptisms1735–1739 36 baptisms1740–1744 41 baptisms1745–1749 40 baptisms1750–1754 38 baptisms1755–1759 48 baptisms1760–1764 42 baptisms1765–1769 54 baptisms1770–1774 59 baptisms1775–1779 70 baptisms1780–1784 71 baptisms1785–1789 90 baptisms1790–1794 96 baptisms1795–1799 104 baptisms1800–1804 111 baptisms1805–1809 126 baptisms1810–1814 116 baptisms1815–1819 114 baptisms1820–1824 119 baptisms1825–1829 111 baptisms1830–1834 121 baptisms1835–1839 120 baptisms1840–1844 143 baptisms1845–1849 135 baptisms1850–1854 123 baptisms1855–1859 137 baptisms1860–1864 109 baptisms1865–1869 79 baptisms1870–1874 101 baptisms1875–1879 76 baptisms1880–1884 57 baptisms1885–1889 36 baptisms1890–1894 36 baptisms1895–1899 22 baptisms1900–1904 9 baptisms1905–1909 5 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms2000–2004 1 baptisms

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