What are the most popular baby boy and baby girl names in America? Search common baby names by year. Gender:
Origin of the name Justin: From the Latin JustÄ«nus, which is derived from justus (lawful, right, just). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Justinian Family Data. An Illyrian, Justinian was born Petrus Sabbatius in A.D. 483 in Tauresium, Dardania (Yugoslavia), a Latin-speaking area of the Empire. [See What Language Did They Speak in Constantinople?] Justinian's childless uncle became the Roman Emperor Justin I in A.D. 518.