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Faustine

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How to Pronounce Faustine

Pronounced faw-STEEN /fɔːˈstin/Medium

Meaning: Faustine is the French feminine form of the Latin Faustinus, a derivative of faustus, 'fortunate, lucky, auspicious.' The root gave Rome the empress Faustina, and the name has stayed most at home in French usage.Medium

In 30 seconds: Faustine is the French feminine of Faustus, from Latin for 'fortunate' or 'lucky.' It stayed rare, peaking in the early nineteen-twenties (said faw-STEEN).
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Origin MediumFrench, Latin
MeaningFaustine is the French feminine form of the Latin Faustinus, a derivative of faustus, 'fortunate, lucky, auspicious.' The root gave Rome the empress Faustina, and the name has stayed most at home in French usage.
U.S. rank (2016)#17108 ↘ Falling
2016 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1923
Total births (all-time)≈ 362

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192319112016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Faustine comes from the Latin faustus, 'fortunate' or 'lucky,' by way of the French feminine ending -ine. The Roman empress Faustina carried its parent form, and Christian tradition later added several saints. In America it appeared chiefly among French-heritage families, keeping a refined, old-world air.

Faustine was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1923, though it lingered thinly for decades. A woman named Faustine then would be past a hundred today.

Did you know? The Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne titled one of his best-known poems 'Faustine,' which helped keep the elegant French name alive in the English-speaking imagination.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Faustine — French feminine of Faustus; Latin faustus 'fortunate'

Variations

FaustinaFaustynaFaustene

Nicknames

FaustaTina

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Faustine mean?

It is the French feminine of Faustus, from the Latin faustus, 'fortunate' or 'lucky.'

How do you pronounce Faustine?

It is said faw-STEEN /fɔːˈstin/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Faustine a boy or girl name?

Faustine is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Faustine?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.

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