Justine

\ʒys.tin\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\ʒys.tin\

Origin and meaning

From Latin Iustina, name of early saints, feminine of Iustinus, derivative of Iustus, from iustus (“just”). The feminine equivalent of Justin.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Austria
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • CroatianJuština
  • SpanishJustina
  • FinnishJustiina
  • OccitanJustina
  • PolishJustyna
  • CzechJustýna, Justina

In literature

« Eh ? ne suis-je pas tout à la fois l’infante d’Irlande, la reine de Saba, la reine Thomyris, Vénus et sainte Justine, vierge et martyre ? »
Prosper Mérimée, Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement, 1829

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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