Justin

See also: just in and Justín

English

Etymology

Name of early saints, Latin Iustīnus, from Iustus + -īnus, from iustus (just).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ʌstɪn

Proper noun

Justin

  1. A male given name from Latin. Popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.
    • 1892, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook, Outlook Publishing Co., published 1925, page 43:
      What is there, I wonder, about the name Justin that gives its bearer the quality of leadership? Justin Morrill was a leader of men. Justin Morgan was a leader of horses.
    • 1996, Sherman Alexie, Indian Killer, →ISBN, page 102:
      'It says here his name was Justin Summers. Now, if that ain't the whitest white-guy name of all time, then I don't know what. It's just a damn shame.'
  2. A surname.
  3. A city in Denton County, Texas, United States, named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒys.tɛ̃/

Proper noun

Justin m (feminine Justine)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Justin

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Justin

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Justin

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • Jȕštin

Etymology

From Latin Iustinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jûstin/
  • Hyphenation: Jus‧tin

Proper noun

Jȕstin m (Cyrillic spelling Ју̏стин)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Justin

Declension

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