AUSTEN  

Gender: F
Origin: Shortened form of AUGUSTINE, literary surname

While Austin is a popular boys' name, this version, honoring novelist Jane, is more girlish.

Nicknames & Variations:
Austynn, Austine, Austyn

Austen is being discussed in our message boards:

• Name suggestions/challenge
• Help with the name Eliza?
• How many kids do you want and what will you name them?
• Lemon's Boy Name Ideas - Go to Page 3!
• Due in a month, narrowed list to top 7...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Austen:

• POPULAR BABY NAMES: The Top of the Top
• FAVORITE NAMES: Why We Love What We Love
• UNDERRATED NAMES, PART DEUX
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO