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Justice vs Justus
Justice is somewhat popular as a unisex name in the US. Justus has fallen off the charts.
Which would you prefer to see, as a masculine name: Justice or Justus?I think I prefer Justus.
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I like virtue names quite well, generally, so I do like Justice, but there's a certain gravity to Justus I really like. I'd be very delighted seeing it out in the wild.
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I like Justus. I know a German one and like that pronunciation too.
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Justice, as in Mr Justice Bloggs, is a title (for a judge) as well as an abstraction, so I really don't like the idea of using it as a name. Rather like calling someone Prince or Duke: pretentious and silly.I know someone who is married to a Justus; I've never met him, we live over a thousand miles apart, but it makes me familiar with the name. I wouldn't use it myself because there are so many names that I like better, but I find it quite acceptable.
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Justice, although silly as it as a given name. Justus looks like a cheapened version of an already ridiculous name (excluding the German version) and looks like "Just us" put together.

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German pronunciation reminds me of Eustace.
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I favor -us names and classical names, so Justus.
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It is a word name, so I think it should be spelled properly.
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They are both correctly spelled!
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