AUST

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

austr = 'east' [1] [2]

Old Saxon

ôst = 'east' [3]

Old English

ēast = 'east' [4]

Related Names

See Austri, Auste

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
BJÖRN see Austbiǫrn
HER see *Austaharjaz (Norse) and Ostheri (German) and Easthere (English)
MANN see Austmaðr
MAR see Østmar
TUN see Aston (English)
ULF see Østulf

First Element Forms

Ast-
Aust- *Austa-
East- Est-
Ost-
Öst- Øst-

References

  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  2. Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
  3. Wilhelm Schlaug: Die altsächsischen Personennamen vor dem Jahre 1000 (1962)
  4. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)