The first name Augustine

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About the first name Augustine

Meaning

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

Historical origin

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

Pronunciation:o-gus-tinoɡyst.in

Frequency of the first name Augustine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Augustine 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 AugustineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Augustine in baptisms by year.201510501710175217941836187819201710–1714 1 baptisms1735–1739 1 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1835–1839 5 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1855–1859 3 baptisms1860–1864 6 baptisms1865–1869 5 baptisms1870–1874 18 baptisms1875–1879 11 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 14 baptisms1890–1894 7 baptisms1895–1899 8 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms

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