Juniper
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Origin of the name Juniper:
Taken from the name of a small evergreen shrub bearing berries used in flavoring gin.
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Hippie, flower-child name.
I love saying Juniper. Go on, say it a few times. Don't you feel happier?
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My daughter's name is Juniper. My family and friends love the name. We couldn't be happier with it. We called her Junie and Junebug as a baby. I personally think Junebug is one of the cutest baby nicknames possible. We mostly stick with June, now. We love them name. If you're thinking of it, be prepared to have you child called Jennifer a whole bunch!
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June, Junie, Juni, Juno, Juna, As a cutesy nick name June Bug. Junia, Peri, Pip, Piper, Pepper, Niper. Jupiter.
- Meanings and history of the name Juniper: | Edit
From the Latin, juniperus which means "youth producing" or "evergreen." During the Renaissance era, Junipers were used symbolically in art to represent chastity.
Juniper has historically been used as both a boys and girls name, in fact Saint Juniper and Thornton Wilder's character Brother Juniper are both male.
- Famous real-life people named Juniper: | Edit
The original Brother Juniper was a dear companion of St. Francis.
Another real-life Brother Juniper was Junipero Serra, founder of many of the first Spanish missions in California.- Juniper in song, story & screen: | Edit
'Juniper' is the wise herbalist in the young adult series by Monica Furlong
Juniper Lee, the title character in the cartoon series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Juniper "Junie" B. Jones, the title character in the Junie B. Jones children's books
Brother Juniper, main character in Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning 1927 novel "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"
Juniper Pearl 'Joon' from the Movie Bennie & Joon
Juniper of "Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary" another young adult book.
Juniper, Grover's girlfriend from the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series
'Jennifer Juniper', song by Donovan.
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