MEANING & HISTORY
What does Justus mean?
Justus is a Latin word-name from iustus, just or fair. The dictionary records the word formation, and the medieval name source independently confirms its sense and historical use.
The final -us belongs to the Latin form rather than another word for people or strength. Justus and Justin share an older family but have different formations, so they should remain distinct in exact records. A virtue-related root describes the inherited name vocabulary; it is not evidence that someone has legal authority or an unvarying moral character.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs + -tus.
A male given name from Latin.
Wiktionary: Justus (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Justus
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
CJ Payawal
Filipino-American basketball player
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
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: CJ Payawal
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Justus 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 Justus
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
- Julius♂The Roman family name Iulius
- Justin♂Just or upright
- Justo♂Just or righteous
- Augustus·Venerable, majestic or exalted
- Juditas·A documented Judas or Jude name-family form
- Junjun♂Reduplicated familiar form of Jun or Junior
- Juris♂Latvian George: farmer or earthworker
- Justina♀Just or fair; feminine Iustinus-family form
What rhymes with Justus?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Justus further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q11166789 — Justus (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — CJ Payawal (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q11166789 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Justus (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Justus (opens in a new tab)
Latin just/fair; medieval and biblical naming history.