Great, magnificent, or venerable
Austina is a feminine elaboration of Austin, which itself is a medieval contracted form of the Latin name Augustus. It carries the same connotations of dignity and grandeur associated with Roman emperors. While rare today, it follows the Victorian trend of adding feminine suffixes to established masculine names.
Less common today
Austina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,352 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
12th-century French noblewoman
