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Vinony

Justin

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
  3. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/

name

Etymology: Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).

  1. A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

    “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.”

    “'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.