Dustin - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dustin \d(u)-

, also used as girl's name Dustin, is pronounced DUS-tin. It is of Old German and Old English origin, and its meaning is "brave warrior; dusty area". The fame of actor Dustin Hoffman has been a major influence on contemporary usage. Popularity is also influenced by the rhyming similarity to another favored name, Justin.

Dustin has 5 variant forms: Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dusty and Dustyn.

Baby names that sound like Dustin are Destin, Deston and Destan.

Dustin is a very common first name for men (#176 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#7542 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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