There are numerous Justins currently in the news--Justin Welby, Justin Trudeau, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake. We are here to sort them out for you: Justin Bieber is not the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby is not a nineteen-year-old pop singer, and Justin Timberlake is not running for leadership of the Canadian Liberal Party, although Marc Garneau wishes he were.
All of the Justins owe their cognomens to St. Justin Martyr, a Father of the Church, who lived in the first century C.E. His feast day is June 1, which, we presume, will be celebrated by Messrs. Welby, Trudeau, Bieber and Timberlake.
Finally, for those searching baby books for suitable names for male offspring, this note: the name Justin means...just.
Just so.
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