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WDYT of Austin for a boy? would it go well with the names i have in mind for girls? (refer to top names below) Is this short for anything if so, would you use Austin or the full name?
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I'm quite biasedSince I'm a Texan, I have a natural inclination to love it, and I very much do. However, it's not necessarily a place name, as Austin is a contracted form of Augustine, as well as a surname. If you're going with Augustine, brothers could be Francis, Benedict and even Constantine, while sisters could be Mary, Elizabeth and Catherine.From your list, I would pair Austin with Annabelle, Audrey, Rose (remember the Yellow Rose of Texas), Savannah and Scarlett, as well as Chloe or Zoe, since Austin is such a hip, sideways, unexpected sort of place.Strictly for myself, sibs for Austin would include brothers Houston, Dallas, and Travis (Austin is in Travis County), and sisters Abilene and Daisetta (nn's Abby and Daisy). If these ideas come on too strong, there is the perhaps more conservative, less obvious route of, for example, brothers named forStephen Fuller Austin (officially called the Father of Texas)
Samuel Houston (variously President, Governor and Senator of Texas)
David Gouverneur Burnet (President of Texas)
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (President of Texas)
William Barret Travis (hero of the Alamo)

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i love the name Austin for a boy, but I'm not so sure about a girl
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mehPersonally, I never warmed to Austin... I never even knew one, but I imagine a bratty snot-nosed chubby bully-type kid, or a nerdy red head. I guess if I knew one my oppinion could change.
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Eh, don't love it or hate it. I think it sounds good with Chloe, Gabriella, Sabrina and Scarlett.
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dislike it on a boy
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I was going to ask about something i heard and instead of making a new Austin topic Ill ask t here....what do you think of Austyn for a girl? I met a little girl names Austyn Grace.
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I love the name Austin...definitely one of my favorite boys' names. I've liked it since I was a little girl. It's so masculine and handsome-sounding imo. From your list of girls' names, I think these fit well with Austin:Arielle
Audrey
Aurora
Cassandra
Chloe
Elizabeth
Gabriella
Isabella
Olivia - love this one!
Savannah
Scarlett
Sophia
Tatiana
Zoe
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Austin and
Sabrina
Savannah
Scarlett
Serena
Sophia
Rose
Zoe
Gemma
Gabrielle
Oliviastick out as going well with Austin. The other kind of seem a little to long/elegant to fit , but I'm not sure.Austin is cute, but I've never been a fan of names after places.

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