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.

Related terms

• Justice
• justice
• justify
• Justine
• Justinian
• Justus

Translations

male given name

• Bulgarian: Юстин m (Justin), Джастин (Džastin)
• Catalan: Justí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賈斯廷／贾斯廷 (Jiǎsītíng), 賈斯汀／贾斯汀 (Jiǎsīdīng)

• Coptic: ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ (ioustinos)
• Cornish: Yestin
• Czech: Justin m
• Dutch: Justin (nl) m
• Esperanto: Justino
• Finnish: Justin
• French: Justin (fr) m
• Galician: Xustino (gl)
• German: Justin (de) m, Justinus m
• Greek: Ιουστίνος (el) m (Ioustínos), Τζάστιν (Tzástin) (transliteration of English name)
• Hebrew: יוסטינוס m (Yustinus)
• Hungarian: Iousztinosz, Jusztinosz
• Italian: Giustino (it) m
• Japanese: ジャスティン (Jasutin)
• Latin: Iustinius m, Iustinus m
• Lithuanian: Justinas (lt) m, Justas (lt) m
• Malayalam: justin (justin)
• Maltese: Ġustinu
• Maori: Hatini, Hutini
• Polish: Justyn (pl) m
• Portuguese: Justino (pt) m
• Romanian: Iustin m
• Russian: Юсти́н m (Justín), Джа́стин (ru) m (Džástin) (transliteration of English name)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ју̏стин m, Ју̏штин m

  Roman: Jȕstin m, Jȕštin m

• Slovene: Justin m
• Spanish: Justino (es) m, Justín m
• Thai: จัสติน (jàtdtin)
• Ukrainian: Юсти́н (uk) m (Justýn), Джа́стін m (Džástin) (transliteration of English name)
• Uyghur: جاستىن (jastin)
• Welsh: Iestyn m

Anagrams

• injust

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

Declension of Justin

	singular
nominative	Justin
genitive	Justina
dative	Justinu
accusative	Justina
vocative	Justine
locative	Justinu
instrumental	Justinom