Where does “Justin” come from?

Justin (English) comes from Latin Iustīnus, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Justin (English): named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway

Definitions

  1. named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway

Ancestry of “Justin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIustīnusJustin
2Latiniūstusjust, righteous
3Latiniūslaw, right
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Justin

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