# Justin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/ · frequency rank #4,169

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.
2. A surname.
3. A city in Denton County, Texas, United States, named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway.

## Etymology
Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).

## Easily confused with
- **justly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justin-vs-justly)
- **Justine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justin-vs-justine)
- **jutting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justin-vs-jutting)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/just-vs-justin)
- **Jasmin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasmin-vs-justin)
- **justice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justice-vs-justin)
- **justify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justify-vs-justin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`jjustin`, `jsutin`, `jusitn`, `jusstin`, `justinn`, `justni`, `justtin`, `jutsin`, `ujstin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/justin