-The name Austin is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Austin is: Developed in the Middle Ages from the Latin Augustine, meaning magic dignity, or venerable.
Kier Family History. Kier Name Meaning. Austrian: occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe 'cows' (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns. English and Scottish: possibly a variant spelling of Kear.