Iustinus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Jūstīnus === Etymology === From iūstus (“just, fair, righteous”) +‎ -īnus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos (“just, lawful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- (“upright; justice, law”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [juːsˈtiː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [jusˈtiː.nus] === Proper noun === Iūstīnus m sg (genitive Iūstīnī); second declension a male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin Justin: a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by M. Junianus Justinus (Justin), a 2nd century CE Latin writer and historian of the Roman Empire a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Justin Martyr (c. 100–165 CE), early Christian apologist, philosopher, saint, and martyr a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flavius Justinus (Justin I) (c. 450–527 CE), Roman Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, founder of the Justinian dynasty, adoptive uncle of Justinian the Great a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Justinus Iunior (Justin II) (c. 520–578 CE), third Byzantine Roman Emperor of the Justinian imperial dynasty, adopted heir of Justinian the Great ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Iūstīna Iūstīniānus ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “Iustinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 875. Iustinus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 503 “Justinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Iustinus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers