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I know the origin but in France the names are Augustin and Constantin are used, you would never say "St. Augustine" and even though I'm from the States I guess I've lived over there enough that the names are now male to me as well Augustine and Constantine are only used for girls and in fact I had this discussion with a French friend recently who actually finds the "e" ending offensive for the Saint and my dh thinks it's strange so it really does depend on where you're from!

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However your explanation of the name and why the "E" was tacked on makes a lot of sense and I think you're right. Plus there are more male names that end with "ine" though I can't think of any. I would also add that other societies tend to use a masculine ending but English is different so it's OK to assign whatever gender you want to a name? Not sure but that's my only other guess.

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Thanks for your info!