Meaning of Austin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A locale in Canada:
5. A municipality of Quebec; named for Canadian Quaker Nicholas Austin.
6. A community in Manitoba.
7. A locale in the United States:
8. The capital city of Texas, United States, and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.
9. A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
10. A neighbourhood of Orchard City, Delta County, Colorado; named for early settler Austin E. Miller.
11. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; named for American politician and businessman Henry W. Austin Sr.
12. A township in Macon County, Illinois.
13. A city in Jennings Township, Scott County, Indiana; named for the city in Texas.
14. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
15. A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
16. A township in Sanilac County, Michigan.
17. A city, the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota; named for early settler Austin R. Nichols.
18. A township in Mower County, Minnesota.
19. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Cass County, Missouri; named for local merchant William Austin.
20. A census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada; named for early settler Alvah Austin.
21. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio; named for local gristmill proprietor Austin Bush.
22. A ghost town in Grant County, Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.
23. A borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
24. A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.
25. A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.

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Examples

“'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.”

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