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“just, fair, or righteous”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Justinus is a masculine given name. It is a form of Justin, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “just, fair, or righteous”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Jústinus (Faroese)
Meaning: “just, fair, or righteous”
Dérivé de justus (« juste »), avec le suffixe -inus.
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JUSTINUS— “just”
The noted Justinus, whom we call Justin Martyr, was one of the greatest of the early writers of the Church, meeting the heathen philosophers upon their own ground in argument, and bequeathing to us our first positive knowledge of Christian observances. From him the name was widely spread in the Church; and Yestin was one of the many old Roman names that lingered on long among the Welsh. Justin was frequent in France and Germany, and has become confused in its contractions…
The noted Justinus, whom we call Justin Martyr, was one of the greatest of the early writers of the Church, meeting the heathen philosophers upon their own ground in argument, and bequeathing to us our first positive knowledge of Christian observances. From him the name was widely spread in the Church; and Yestin was one of the many old Roman names that lingered on long among the Welsh. Justin was frequent in France and Germany, and has become confused in its contractions with Jodocus. Josse and Josselin seem to have been used for both in France; and from the latter we obtained the Joscelin, or Joycelin, once far more common in England than at present. The Swiss Jost and Jostli are likewise doubtful between the two names.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section X (Jus) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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German poet and medical writer (1786-1862)
Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1804-1863)
Dutch botanist (1763-1819)
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