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What does Juno mean?

Juno Pronunciation of Juno as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Juno is "queen of heaven". Roman mythology: Juno was the equivalent of Hera in classical mythology, and the protector of women and of marriage; hence June is known as the bridal month. In modern times, "Junoesque" is used for tall women with curvy figures.

STARTS WITH Ju-

ASSOCIATED WITH queen, heaven, roman, mythology, classical (medieval), protector (defender), modern

Variations

VARIANTS Juneau, Juneaux, Junia, Junot

RELATED FORMS VIA JUNE Junae, Junel, Junita

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Juno Katia (J.K.), ..

How popular is Juno?

Juno is an uncommonly occurring given name for women but a very prominent last name for all people (#52077 out of 150436, Top 35%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Juno entered the list in 2016 and reached its highest position of #1846 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Juno name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Juno outside U.S.

Which version is better?

June (#241 FROM RECENT DATA), Junia and Junita are the popular related forms of Juno (#1846) appearing in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Junae, are uncommon. These forms of Juno reached the peak of their popularity a century ago (AVERAGE #1388) and are now much less common (#1521, 82% LESS USAGE), with the form June becoming less in vogue.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Juno, June, Junia, Junita in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Juno and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Juno is alike in pronunciation to Gina, Jaena, Jaina, Jana, Janae, Janah, Janee, Janie, Janny, Jayni, Jeana, Jenai, Jenay, Jenee, Jenni, Jenny, Jiana, Jinae, Jinia, Jinna, Jinni, Jonay, Jonee, Joni and Jonie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Jan, Jane, Jann, Janot, Jen, Jenn, Jin, Jinx, Jo, Jone, Juana, Judi, Judy, Juli, July, Jyn and Jynx. These names tend to be more commonly used than Juno.

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