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My friend named her third daughter Justine and says that it was the perfect choice as she had the most remarkable sense of justice imaginable. And since Friend is a teacher of literature she was well aware of the De Sade and the Durrell, and superbly ignored them both!

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I like Justine very much, though I'm not a bit keen on Justin for a boy.

I don't think it would be considered perverted by most people. For what it's worth, I am a lover of Marquis de Sade and would smile at meeting a little Justine.

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A lot of people seem to consider the name dated, but it is a classic. Lawrence Durrell's 'Justine' is another literary example. :)

I like Justine.

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If I think of a book, it would be "Justine", one of the books in "The Alexandria Quartet" (or perhaps "Quatraine"), by Laurence Durrell. I strugled through these as a very young woman, actually too young, or naive, to understand big bits of it.But I digress...

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Good name.A bit dignified but not prisssy. And I like "J" names, usually.

I love the quirky coolness of Justine. It should be used more often. I wouldn't worry about the novel as I don't think that's the main frame of reference for most people.

I find it beautiful. Classy and strong and feminine but not so frilly, like sometimes -ine ending names can be.

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I unfortunately could never use it for personal reasons but I still love it. I know quite a few ones and I don't think they have been bothered by references to Sade a lot.

I do not care for it.