Junia

Junia is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Born in June; youthful.

What Junia means

Born in June; youthful.

Junia sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Junia comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Junia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Junia?

Junia is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Junia is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Junia

Junia sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Classic

Names like Junia

These share Junia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Aurelia — The golden one.
• Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
• Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
• Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
• Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
• Julia — Youthful.
• June — Young; sacred to the goddess Juno.
• Rose — The rose flower.
• Augusta — Great and venerable.
• Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
• Cecilia — Patroness of music.
• Claudia — An old Roman family name.

More Latin names

• June — Young; sacred to the goddess Juno.
• Juniper — The evergreen juniper; youth-giving.
• Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
• Juno — Queen of the heavens.
• Julian — Youthful; devoted to Jupiter.
• Laura — Laurel; victory and honour.
• Julia — Youthful.
• Laurel — The laurel; honour and victory.
• Ignatius — Fiery.
• Lawrence — Crowned with laurel.