Junior - Meaning of Junior

What does Junior mean?

[ 2 syll. ju-nior, jun-i-or ] The baby boy name Junior is pronounced as JHUW-NY-er †. Junior is primarily used in the English language and its language of origin is Latin. It is derived from the word 'iunior' meaning younger, young child. The first name evolved from a common nickname used to distinguish a son from his father, when both have the same name. The first name was adopted from the start of the 20th century, and it has been used mainly in the USA.

The names Jun, Junier, Junious, Junius, Junor, Junyer, and Junyor are forms of Junior.

Another variant of Junior is the short form Jr.

See also the related categories, english, latin, son (heir), and younger (cub).

Junior is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not as much as it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1926, 0.139% of baby boys were given the name Junior. It was #117 in rank then. The baby name has markedly fallen in popularity since then, and it is of modest use in recent years. In 2018, its usage was only 0.015% and its ranking #794, but it was nonetheless the most commonly used out of all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Junior include Jr, Jahmar, Jamaar, Jamair, Jamare, Jamarr, Jamarre, Jamaur, Jameer, Jamere, Jamir, Jamire, Jammar, Jaumar, Jaymer, Jemaar, Jemar, Jemarr, Jenner, and Jessmar.

† Pronunciation for Junior: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"



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