Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

justin

/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: justin
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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A city in Denton County, Texas, United States, named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway.

Example Sentences

"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.'"
"After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Iūstīnus

Derived Forms

Jelena Justinflation

Frequently Paired Words

Justice justify Justine Justinian Justus

Rhymes With

huston ruston guston justen duston muston fuston dustin

Questions

How do you pronounce justin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/.
What does justin mean?: A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.
Where does justin come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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