Augustine
Augustine is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Great and venerable.
What Augustine means
Great and venerable.
Augustine is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Augustine comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Augustine is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Augustine?
Augustine does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Augustine
Augustine spans faith and the long-established classics, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Augustine
These share Augustine's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Benedict — Blessed.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- John — God is gracious.
- Preston — Priest's town.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
More Latin names
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
- Aurelio — The golden one.
- April — Opening buds of spring.
- Aurelius — The golden one.
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.