# Avgustin

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**Avgustin** (Russian: Августи́н) is a Russian male [first name](/source/Given_name).[1] Its feminine version is [Avgustina](/source/Avgustina).[1] The name is derived from the [Latin](/source/Latin) word *augustus*, which means *majestic*, *sacred*.[1] Its colloquial form is Avgust (А́вгуст) (which can also be a [separate, albeit related, name](/source/Avgust)).[1]

The [patronymics](/source/Patronymic) derived from this first name are "Августи́нович" (*Avgustinovich*; masculine) and its colloquial form "Августи́ныч" (*Avgustinych*), and Августи́новна" (*Avgustinovna*; feminine).[1]

Its [diminutives](/source/Diminutive) include **Avgustinka** (Августи́нка), **Avgusta** (Авгу́ста), **Gusta** (Гу́ста),**Gustya** (Гу́стя), **Ustya** (У́стя), **Gusya** (Гу́ся), and **Tina** (Ти́на).[1]

## See also

- [Avguštine](/source/Avgu%C5%A1tine)
- [Augustin (name)](/source/Augustin_(name))
- [Augustine (given name)](/source/Augustine_(given_name))

## References

### Notes

1. Petrovsky, p. 32

### Sources

- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (*Dictionary of Russian First Names*). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3

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