Given name
Iustinus
“just, lawful”
Iustinus is a masculine given name from Proto-Italic (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “just, lawful.” It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Iustinus comes from Proto-Italic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Italic *jowestos (“just, lawful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- (“upright; justice, law”), built from Latin iūstus (“just, fair, righteous”) + -īnus.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Iustinus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Iustinus has a feminine form in IUSTINA. In Latin usage, Iustinus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Justin. In Latin usage, Iustinus has a related form in Jūstīnus.
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