Meanings
- Romanhuman sciencesThe queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.
- rareA female given name.
But after a few visits to share details about ultrasounds and such, Juno and Mark find they have similar interests in music and movies - and Juno does have extraordinary tastes for someone her age, from the songs of Iggy and the Stooges to the horror flicks of Dario Argento.
2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News
Synonyms & antonyms
proper noun3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yúh₃onh₂-“the young goddess”
- Proto-Indo-European*dyúh₃onh₂-“she of heavenly authority”
- LatinIūnō
- Middle EnglishJuno
- EnglishJuno
From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”). Both would have produced the unattested early Latin form *Iuvō, declined with the root Iūn- and eventually normalized to Iūnō.
More words from Middle English, Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جُونُو, جُونُو
- جُونُو (jūnū)Roman goddess
- جُونُو (jūnū)asteroid
Basque Juno
- Junoasteroid
Catalan Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
Chinese Mandarin 朱诺, 婚神星
- 朱诺 (Zhūnuò)Roman goddess
- 婚神星 (Hūnshénxīng)asteroid
Esperanto Junono
- JunonoRoman goddess
Finnish Juno, Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
- Junoasteroid
French Junon, Junon
- JunonRoman goddess
- Junonasteroid
Greek Γιούνο, Ήρα
- Γιούνο (Gioúno)Roman goddess
- Ήρα (Íra)asteroid
Hindi जूनो
- जूनो (jūno)Roman goddess
Italian Giunone, Giunone
- GiunoneRoman goddess
- Giunoneasteroid
Japanese ジュノー, ユーノー
- ジュノー (Junō)Roman goddess
- ユーノー (Yūnō)Roman goddess
- ジュノー (Junō)asteroid
Korean 유노, 쥬노
- 유노 (Yuno)Roman goddess
- 쥬노 (juno)asteroid
Latin Iūnō, Jūnō
- IūnōRoman goddess
- JūnōRoman goddess
- Iūnōasteroid
- Jūnōasteroid
Polish Junona, Junona
- JunonaRoman goddess
- Junonaasteroid
Portuguese Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
Romanian Iuno
- IunoRoman goddess
Russian Юно́на, Юно́на
- Юно́на (Junóna)Roman goddess
- Юно́на (Junóna)asteroid
Slovak Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
Spanish Juno, Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
- Junoasteroid
Swahili Juno, Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
- Junoasteroid
Swedish Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
Turkish Juno, Juno
- JunoRoman goddess
- Junoasteroid
Ukrainian Юно́на
- Юно́на (Junóna)Roman goddess
Vietnamese Juno, sao Hôn thần
- Junoasteroid
- sao Hôn thầnasteroid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Juno
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Juno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juno
“Juno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juno. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Juno,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juno.
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