MEANING & HISTORY
What does Justo mean?
Justo is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Latin Justus, based on the adjective meaning just or upright. It belongs beside Justin and Justino in the same broad Latin family, although the latter forms use additional name endings.
Justo is itself a complete historical name. The moral word explains its etymology rather than certifying anyone’s conduct.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name, equivalent to English Justus
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Justo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Justo Justo
Filipino columnis
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Justo Lukban
Filipino politician (1863-1927)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Justo Justo, Justo Lukban
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Justo in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Justo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Fausto♂Auspicious or lucky
- Julio♂Spanish form of Julius
- Justin♂Just or upright
- Justino♂Just; upright
- Justus♂Just or fair
- Augusto♂Exalted or venerable
- Juan♂God is gracious
- Juana♀God is gracious
What rhymes with Justo?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Recorded combinations with Justo
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q1714462 — Justo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Justo Justo (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1714462 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Justo Lukban (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1714462 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Justo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Justo (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: justo (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Justin (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted source-name history underlying the compound, root or short form.
- Behind the Name: justus (opens in a new tab)
Independently consulted source-name formation and qualifications.