Augustine
See also: augustine
English
Etymology
From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/, /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/
- (US)
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɡʌstɪn/, /ˈɔɡəˌstin/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑɡəˌstin/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Augustine
- A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.
- 2025 February 11, Richard Clements, “First, Love Locally: JD Vance and ‘Ordo Amoris’”, in Word on Fire[1], archived from the original on 15 February 2025:
- The ordo amoris can be conceptualized as a series of concentric circles radiating outward from ourselves, beginning with loving God, who is, as Augustine put it, “closer to us than we are to ourselves,” and ending with loving the rest of the world outside our own country.
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Translations
male given name
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Noun
Augustine (plural Augustines)
- An Augustinian.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.ɡys.tin/
Audio (France): (file)
Proper noun
Augustine f
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Augustin
Latin
Proper noun
Augustīne
- vocative singular of Augustīnus