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What does Justin mean?
Justin 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced JUS-tin. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Justin is "just, upright, righteous". Variant of Justus. Saint Justin (second century) was a Greek philosopher who wrote of the moral values of Christianity. See also Jestin. Actor Justin Henry; singer Justin Timberlake.
STARTS WITH Ju-
ASSOCIATED WITH saint, greek, philosopher
Variations
VARIANTS Giustino, Giusto, Joos, Joost, Justain, Justan, Just, Juste, Justen, Justinas, Justinian, Justinius, Justino, Justinus, Justis, Justo, Justus▲, Justyn▼
SEE ALSO Dustin
RELATIONS VIA JESTIN Jesstin, Jeston
FEMININE FORMS Giustinia, Jestina, Justine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Justin Lyam (J.L.), ..
How popular is Justin?
Justin is a very prominent first name for men (#56 out of 1220, Top 5%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#10538 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Justin reached its apex position of #9 in the U.S. in 1990, and is at #141 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Justin (#141 LAST YEAR) are Dustin (#525), Justus (#972), Jestin, Justen, Justis, Justo and Justyn. Other variants, like Jesstin, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Justin was widespread among parents 4 decades ago (AVERAGE #1214) and is now much reduced (#1454, ▼90.7%), with forms like Dustin becoming somewhat dated. Justus is the most chic boy name here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Agustin, Alstin, Austen▼, Austin▼, Austyn, Destin, Dunstin, Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dustyn, Eustis, Faustin, Husain, Husein, Huston, Jasin, Joslin, Justice, Ostin, Rustan, Rusten, Rustin, Ruston, Rustyn and Westin▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Justin.
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