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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.
Unlike most of the great rulers during the Middle Ages, Justinian was not born into a royal family. He was born to a peasant woman named Vigilantia in the Macedonian town of Tauresium. Fortunately for Justinian, his uncle Justin was a rising star in the emperor's imperial guard. Justin adopted Justinian and had him move to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. There Justinian received a good education learning how to read and write as well as law and history. Justinian's uncle was an ambitious man. He became very close to the emperor and gathered many strong allies.