Dustin

Dustin \dus-tin, du-st-in\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Dustin is also used as a girl name meaning, but the use for boys is considerably more common. Its pronunciation is DAHST-ahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dustin: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Dustin?

Dustin is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Old Norse. From the elements 'thor' meaning thunder, thunder god ; 'steinn' meaning stone. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is of obscure origin. The surname could have developed as a Norman equivalent of the personal name Dórsteinn (Old Norse) meaning 'Thor's stone'. The popularity of the name has been boosted by the famous US actor Dustin Hoffman (1937-) who was apparently named after the less famous US silent film actor Dustin Farman (1874-1929). The name Dusty name variations (English) is the female form of Dustin. Dustin has 16 variants. comprise meaning of Destin, name Dust meaning, short names for Dustan, nicknames for Dustea, name Dustee origin, Dusten meaning of name, Duster meaning, Dustey meaning, meaning of Dusti, what does the name Dustie mean, Dustine name variations, Duston name popularity, Dustun meaning and origin, nicknames for Dustyn, and name Dustynn origin. The diminutive form meaning of Dusty is another English variant. See also the related form, Thorsten meaning and origin (German and Scandinavian). Dustin is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the height of its usage in 1984, 0.555% of baby boys were given the name Dustin. It ranked at #41 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.042% and its ranking #354, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, 4 times more boys were named Dustin than the subsequent ranked name, short names for Destin. In the past century Dustin has mostly been a baby boy name.

A famous person named Dustin is Actor Dustin Hoffman, born 8 August 1937, Los Angeles, California.

List of baby names that sound like Dustin:

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The baby name Dustin fun facts:

The name Dustin in reverse order is "Nitsud".

The numerological value of the name Dustin is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Dustin?

Dustin is in the top names in USA.