St. Augustine

[Alphadux]

Ok, I know the dictionary allows for both pronunciations, but how do you pronounce his name?
A) A-gus-tin
B) Au-gus-teen

 

[HiredGoon]

A) is how you pronounce the ECF's name.
B) is how you pronounce the city in Florida.

 

[Alphadux]

Why would the city in Florida be different since it was named after him?

 

[a_ntv]

He used Latin, and in Latin his name is Augustinus

 

[VonBarnstejn]

St. Augustine (however which way you want to spell it) used an African dialect of Latin.

 

[LamorakDesGalis]

I pronounce it B) au-gus-teen, but drawing out the vowels Texas style.

 

[revanneosl]

Our late and lovingly remembered brother, Aiden Kavanagh OSB, of Yale University, was fond of telling his students:

"Saint Augusteeen is in Florida. Saint AuGUStin is in heaven."

Grace & Peace,
Anne

 

[plmarquette]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo
Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. In Roman Catholicism and the Anglican Communion, he is a saint and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the Augustinian religious order. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation teaching on salvation and grace. In Orthodox Churches he is considered Blessed or even a saint by some while others are of the opinion that he is a heretic, primarily for his statements concerning what became known as the filioque clause. Born in Africa as the eldest son of Saint Monica, he was educated in Rome and baptized in Milan. His works—including The Confessions, which is often called the first Western autobiography—are still read around the world.

 

[Saint Melania]

Sometimes there are more than one way to pronounce a name.

 

[Iosias]

Or-gust-in

 

[Ethan_Fetch]

uh-GUST-in