Dustin (name)

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| meaning = Thor's stone

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| language = English

| origin = Old Norse

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| related names = Thorstein, Thorsten, Thurstan, Thurston, Torstein, Torsten

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Dustin is a surname and masculine given name.

Etymology

Dustin originates from an English surname, which is derived from the Norman personal name Tustin, variant form of Turstin, Torstein, which is in turn derived from the Old Norse Þorsteinn (Torsten).{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford, UK |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |oclc=51655476 |volume=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA504 |page=504 |access-date=25 May 2019}} This Old Norse name is composed of elements meaning Þor (the god Thor) and steinn "stone".[https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Þorsteinn Þorsteinn at Nordic Names retrieved 16 December 2021]

Given name

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Surname

  • Bill Dustin (1909–2001), New Zealand cricketer
  • Frederic H. Dustin (1930–-2018), American philanthropist
  • Hannah Duston (1657–1736, 1737 or 1738), also spelled Dustin, American Puritan woman who was captured by and escaped from a Abenaki raiding party from Quebec

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