Entry № 5055 · Latin origin

Justina Justina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ joos-TEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Just, righteous"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "just, righteous".

Justina is the Latin feminine of Justinus — from iustus, meaning "just" or "righteous." Saint Justina of Padua was a 4th-century Christian martyr.

Justina is widely used in Spain, Italy, and Portugal.

Just. The Roman virtue.

The name in its native script.

Justina
Transliteration
Justina
Pronunciation
/ dʒʊˈstiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Justina stands.

Justina does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Justinas before her.

Real people
Saint Justina of Padua
4th-century martyr.
In fiction
Justina
Heroine of Sade's novel.
1791 novel

Names connected to Justina.

The number behind Justina.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Justina reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.