English word origin

Etymology of Aust

From Latin Augusta.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary (OS grid ref ST5789).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin Augusta.

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Derivation mentionAugustala

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from German.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As a German surname, from Aust, shortened from August and Augustin. * As an English surname, from the placename in England (see Etymology 2 above).

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