Justice

Justice comes from an English vocabulary word which is really more of a concept than something with a definitive meaning. People have varying ideas of justice but for the most part justice is a collective theory revolving around how people are treated and how decisions are made in the interest of fairness and good reason. Aristotle said “The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.” It has to do with doing what is right within the codes of ethics, laws, morals, religion, reason and/or equity. As a name, Justice is actually the transferred use of an English surname originating from an occupation name. The word was borrowed from the Old French “justice” (form Latin “justus”) meaning ‘just, fair’ and signified a judge or an officer of justice whose responsibility it was to determine fair outcomes of situations in old England. Justice is also a “virtue name” and one of the four cardinal virtues (the others being prudence, temperance, and fortitude). Justice is the point between selflessness and selfishness. As the great philosopher Plato once said: “Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.” Justice is critical to civilized human behavior. As a given name, Justice is bestowed upon both males and females.