Dustin

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Dusty, Thor's stone, Valiant fighter
Pronunciation
DUHS-tin
DUS-tin
Popularity
Dustin is a moderately popular name in the United States and Canada.

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Dustin Name meanings & History

Dusty, Thor's stone, Valiant fighter. From an English surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see Torsten). The name was popularized by the actor Dustin Hoffman (1937-), who was apparently named after the earlier silent movie star Dustin Farnum (1874-1929) [1]. The name Dustin is commonly used as a given name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Dustin: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Dustin:

D: Domestic,Dutiful,Daddy,Demanding,Determined,Doting

U: Universality,Undermining,Utopia,Understanding,Unity

S: Solidity,Success,Social Standing,Status,Sex,Security,Sensuality

T: Testy,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Talkative,Tacky,Tireless,Touchy

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

N: Nitpicking,Nervous,Neurosis,Neat,Nagging,Nice,Nutrition

Dustin is:

  • a Common name
  • a Informal name
  • a Modern name
  • a Rough name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Dustin include Dustin Hoffman (actor), Dustin Johnson (professional golfer), Dustin Pedroia (professional baseball player), and Dustin Lance Black (screenwriter and director).

2.) Dustin (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) bold and brave

Other Forms: Dust, Dustan, Dusten, Dustie, Dusty, Dustyn


3.) Dustin (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (German) valiant fighter. (English) brown rock quarry.

Other Forms: Dust, Dustain, Dustan, Dusten, Dustion, Duston, Dustyn, Dustynn


4.) DUSTIN (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname, which is of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be an altered form of Thurston, which is derived from the Old Norse Thorstein (Thor’s stone). See THORSTEIN (Scandinavian Names). (DUS-TIN)


5.) Dustin (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (German) valiant fighter. (English) brown rock quarry.

Other Forms: Dust, Dustain, Dustine, Dustion, Dustynn


6.) DUSTIN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname, which is of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be an altered form of Thurston, which is derived from the Old Norse Thorstein (Thor’s stone). See THORSTEIN (Scandinavian Names). Pet: Dusty. (DUS-TIN)


7.) Dustin (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Thor’s stone


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