Faustine
Just 21 women in Poland carry it, so most Poles will never meet a Faustine. The name comes from Latin and reads as "fortunate, lucky," though French usage kept it alive.
Faustine Pronunciation
Faustine is pronounced fah-oos-TEE-ne (/fausˈtinɛ/).
What Faustine means
Where Faustine comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Faustine grows from the Latin faustus, meaning fortunate or lucky. Roman families passed down the masculine Faustus and the extended Faustinus as a small wish for good fortune. The French feminine Faustine holds that same root.
The name had real bearers early. Faustina the Elder married the emperor Antoninus Pius, and her daughter, Faustina the Younger, married Marcus Aurelius. Both were stamped on Roman coins, so the name traveled across the empire. It promised luck before either woman wore a crown.
French usage later smoothed the Latin ending into the soft -ine. In France, Faustine reads as elegant and slightly old-fashioned. The tie to good fortune held.
In Poland the name is rare. The meaning stays plain. Faustine means fortunate, lucky.
How many people are named Faustine
1 in 1073516 women in Poland is named Faustine. 21 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #9577 among female names.
Faustine as a middle name
Faustine is a first name for 21 women in Poland and a middle name for another 5, an 81/19 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 3598th, between Farzana (5) and Fidelisa (5).
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#3596 Ewarysta5
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#3597 Farzana5
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#3598 Faustine5
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#3599 Fidelisa5
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#3600 Filiz5