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What does Dustin mean?
Dustin 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Dustin) is pronounced DUS-tin. It is of Old German and Old English origin, and the meaning of Dustin 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.
STARTS WITH Du-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, brave, warrior, fame
Variations
VARIANTS Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dusty▼, Dustyn
OTHER FORMS VIA JUSTIN Giustino, Just, Justain, Justan, Juste, Justen, Justinas, Justino, Justinus, Justis, Justo, Justus▲, Justyn▼
FEMININE FORM Dusty
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dustin Lamont (D.L.), ..
How popular is Dustin?
Dustin is a very prominent first name for males (#176 out of 1220, Top 14%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#10289 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dustin entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its peak position of #44 in the U.S. during the years 1980-1989, and is presently at #525. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Justin (#141 IN 2018), Justus (#972), Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dusty, Dustyn, Justen, Justis, Justo and Justyn are the prominent variation forms of Dustin (#525). These forms of Dustin were at the height of their popularity in the 1980s (AVERAGE #1122) and are now significantly less widespread (#1636, DOWN 90.8%), with versions like Dustin going out of style. Justus is the most fashionable baby name here.
Similar Names
Dustin▼ is pronounced similarly to Destan, Destin and Deston. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Agustin, Alstin, Austen▼, Austin▼, Austyn, Daxton▲, Dexton, Dunstan, Dunsten, Dunstin, Dunston, Dunton, Durbin, Durwin, Duwain, Eustis, Faustin, Husain, Husein, Huston, Jestin, Ostin, Rustan, Rusten, Rustin, Ruston, Rustyn and Westin▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dustin.
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