See the results of this poll: Austin or Augustine?
Respondents: 37 (This poll is closed)
- Oliver Austin Felix : 15 (41%)
- Oliver Augustine Felix: 22 (59%)
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustine[/name] [name]Felix[/name] has my vote! The 3-2-2-2 flow of [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Austin[/name] [name]Felix[/name] ____ (assuming SN has 2 syllables like [name]Leicester[/name]) doesn’t work. Also, the similar ‘oh’ beginnings to [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Austin[/name] annoy me a little.
[name]Julian[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] are a handsome sibset by the way 
I prefer [name]Austin[/name], the “tine” ending feminizes [name]Augustine[/name] for me. Additionally, since you are debating between the two, you clearly like [name]Austin[/name] and it has the added benefit of being the actual name of the friend you are trying to honor.
gljanie - I pronounce [name]Augustine[/name] as [name]August[/name]-yn rather than [name]August[/name]-een, so that doesn’t bother me so much. I do like [name]Austin[/name] and the fact that it’s shorter is appealing, but I’m not sure about flow - I tend to agree with charlieandperry1 that 3222 is not as good as 3322. But that’s why it’s hard to decide! [name]Both[/name] seem pretty good.
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustine[/name] [name]Felix[/name] is very handsome and distinguished. [name]Austin[/name] is just a trendy place name for me. [name]Augustine[/name] is a saint name with depth and history and I think it sounds better with [name]Oliver[/name].
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustine[/name] [name]Felix[/name] is sooooo handsome!
If that’s the sound you want then why not avoid the confusion and spell it [name]Augustin[/name]?
In my area/circle of acquaintances, everyone pronounces [name]Augustine[/name] as [name]August[/name]-yn, so I’m not worried about confusion, especially since its a middle name. I prefer that spelling because it’s the traditional one for the saint’s name.
I voted for [name]Augustine[/name] (even though my son’s middle name is [name]Austin[/name]). As a teenager, I promised my grandfather, [name]August[/name], that I’d name a son after him someday. As it turned out, my husband would not agree to [name]August[/name], and I settled for [name]Austin[/name] instead, since it has the same origin as [name]August[/name]. (As you probably know, [name]Austin[/name] is a medieval short-form of [name]Augustine[/name], derived from [name]Augustus[/name].)
Anyway, I prefer both the name itself and the flow of [name]Augustine[/name] in your combo.