Juniper is such a sweet name and I thought it would fit in well amongst other winter-inspired names as the boughs and berries of the juniper tree are often used at Christmas to decorate the home.
Juniper is a lovely name if you’re looking for something unique and nature-inspired!
To view more winter-inspired baby names, please visit the Baby Name Advent page!
meaning
Latin tree name; ‘young’
pronunciation
JOO- nuh – per
origin
Latin
popularity
In 2011 the name Juniper entered the top 1000 baby names in the US – this was largely due to the name being used in a variety of popular fictional works in the years prior.
nicknames
June, Junie
NOTABLE PEOPLE & CHARACTERS
Joon – from Benny & Joon (Joon is the short-form for the character Juniper)
Jennifer Juniper – Donovan song (1968)
Juniper Lee – from The Life and Times of Juniper Lee created by Judd Winick
Juniper Sage – pen name of Margaret Wise Brown, American author
Saint Juniper (died 1258) – follower of Saint Francis of Assisi
Juniper Shuey (born 1974 – American visual artist
