Dustin (name)
| Gender | Mainly Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | Thor's stone |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Thorstein, Thorsten, Thurstan, Thurston, Torstein, Torsten |
Dustin is a surname and mainly masculine given name.
Etymology
Dustin originates from an English surname, which is derived from a Norman personal name, which is probably derived from the Old Norse Þorsteinn (Torsten).[1] This Old Norse name is composed of elements meaning "Thor" and "stone". In ancient Germanic languages, 'Dustin" also means "brave fighter" or "valiant fighter".[2][3]
Given name
- Dustin Ackley, baseball player
- Dustin Antolin, baseball player
- Dustin Bomheuer, German football player
- Dustin Boyd, Canadian ice hockey player
- Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player
- Dustin Brown, Jamaican-German tennis player
- Dustin Browder, American game developer
- Dustin Breeding, member of R&B group Audio (group)
- Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player in the NHL
- Dustin Cherniawski, Canadian football player
- Dustin Colquitt, American football player
- Dustin Diamond, American actor
- Dustin Fletcher, Australian rules footballer
- Dustin Gee, British comedian
- Dustin Hermanson, American baseball player
- Dustin Hersee, Canadian backstroke swimmer
- Dustin Hoffman (born 1937), American actor
- Dustin Johnson, American professional golfer
- Dustin Kensrue, American musician
- Dustin Lyman, American football player
- Dustin Lynch (born 1985), American country singer and songwriter
- Dustin Martin, Australian rules footballer
- Dustin Milligan, Canadian film and television actor
- Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook
- Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, writer, martial artist
- Dustin Poirier, American mixed martial artist
- Dustin Nippert, American baseball player
- Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
- Dustin Rhodes, (born 1969; real name Dustin Runnels), American professional wrestler
- Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), American football player
Surname
- Frederic H. Dustin, American philanthropist
- Hannah Duston, née Dustin, American historical figure
Fictional characters
- Dustin Henderson, a character in the Netflix Original Series Stranger Things
- Dustin Brooks, a character in the television series Zoey 101
- Dustin the Big Hopper from Starlight Express
- Dustin the Turkey, an Irish television puppet
- Dustin Brooks (Power Rangers Ninja Storm), the yellow Wind Ranger portrayed by Glen McMillan
See also
- Dustin-Leigh Fowler, reality-television participant or contestant and beauty queen pageant
- Dustin (disambiguation)
- Torsten
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Popular German Names For Boys. Dagobert. Dalbert. Derek. Dieter. Dustin. Dutch". Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Dustin at BehindtheName. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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