Justin
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Etymology


Name of early saints, , a derivative of , from .

Proper noun



  1. . Popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Quotations

  • 1892 Alfred Emanuel Smith: New Outlook. Outlook Publishing Co.,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 0-87113-652-X 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.'

Proper noun



  1. , equivalent to English Justin.

Proper noun



  1. , equivalent to English Justin.
 
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