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Juno......what do you think????

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DottieRose · 14/05/2012 18:18

Do you like it, is it getting popular, what springs to mind when you hear it, do you know any little Juno's?????

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ConfusedandBemused · 21/11/2012 12:19

Oh I really like Juno, considering it myself if I ever manage to get preggers!

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DottieRose · 19/05/2012 10:47

I have to say despite some people having never heard of it or presuming its a boys name I think the overall consensus has been rather positive Grin so there may be a little Juno in my future (if I have a girl) pretty soon as I love it!! Just have to work on the dh now Wink

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DottieRose · 18/05/2012 17:16

Hmmm tbh it's a possibility that my students could be having babies at school in 5yrs.....doubt they wud go for Juno though....I won't say what they wud choose for fear of insulting anyone!!! As for the old biddies etc they would probably have studied the play Juno and the paycock in school as it used to be on the syllabus in Ireland so they may be familiar with it.....my mom is she is in her forties and my gran is and she is in her seventies! Smile

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Lastofthepodpeople · 18/05/2012 17:02

I love it. It was my choice for a girl but we ended up with a DS.

ragged · 18/05/2012 16:56

I never heard of the film Juno, can't claim to be mainstream, admittedly.
Will your secondary pupils have babies at school in 5 yrs, too? :) Wink

Won't stop the old biddies at church toddler group & dental reception from puzzling over what name you said, either.

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DottieRose · 18/05/2012 16:48

Ragged I can't imagine that there would be that much confusion since the film Juno would have brought the name into the mainstream and the lead character was a girl, I am a secondary school teacher and have heard students talking about the film so I don't think the name would be unheard of!

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LadyClariceCannockMonty · 18/05/2012 16:31

Badgerina, maybe they were thinking about when she's older and may actually be voluptuous ...

Which I don't think is a bad thing, but I know some people might!

ragged · 18/05/2012 16:26

Definitely "out there" but I've heard much much worse "out there" names. As long as you're willing to brave all the confusion: "What? Is that a girl or a boy? Is her name June? Jane? How do you spell that?", etc.?

SocksOnFire · 18/05/2012 16:15

I love it! No more DC for me, so my ambition is to own a VW camper which I shall call Juno Grin

Badgerina · 18/05/2012 16:04

Yes, they may get an image of a Junoesque person. My point though is, what is the big deal about that meaning? It doesn't matter if the little girl isn't Junoesque, (ie she's slight and small), because she isn't a Roman goddess either! I don't understand getting hung up about the association with Junoesque, when the actual name comes with it's own connotations. Neither associations are negative so what is the problem?

VeronicaSpeedwell · 18/05/2012 16:02

I like it, assuming your surname isn't Watt.

Clawdy · 18/05/2012 15:42

Talking of lovely names, AlmaMartyr, yours is brilliant!Grin

AlmaMartyr · 18/05/2012 15:28

Lovely name, I knew of a couple baby Junos a few years ago just after the film but I think it's still fairly unusual.

Lannie33 · 18/05/2012 15:18

I like that it's unique. Love unique names. Initally i thought i was a boys'name too but so many names these days are unisex so i wouldn't worry about that.

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 18/05/2012 15:13

Badgerina, no one's saying the baby would be called 'Junoesque'; I think the worry is about the implications of the name ? that someone hearing the name would associate it with the word 'Junoesque' and get an image of the person in question looking Junoesque. IYSWIM.

Badgerina · 17/05/2012 19:50

Nobody is talking about calling their daughter "Junoesque". The name is Juno. I'm hazarding a guess that she won't be an actual Roman goddess either. Hmm

pleaseadvise · 17/05/2012 19:45

My favourite name for a girl Smile

Clawdy · 17/05/2012 19:45

Guess it depends if you are imposingly tall and shapely!Hmm

TheCunningStunt · 17/05/2012 19:39

I love it!!!

Badgerina · 17/05/2012 19:32

Junoesque refers to an imposingly tall and shapely woman. Don't really see a problem there?

AnEcumenicalMatter · 17/05/2012 18:09

Isn't it Reubenesque that descibes the more voluptuous female form? Never heard Junoesque used in that context.

Clawdy · 17/05/2012 15:24

One problem could be that "Junoesque" is often used to refer to somebody with a larger body....

Get0rfMoiLand · 17/05/2012 00:02

chandon I absolutely love that book - it is one of my all time favourites as well.

I love the name Juno but never would use it because of the film - I loathed the film (such pretentious dialogue). But it is a pretty name.

Juno is the roman goddess, Hera is the Greek equivalent (if the meaning etc means anything to you). I think Hera is a lovely name.

bobbledunk · 16/05/2012 23:58

The movie ruined it.

Badgerina · 16/05/2012 19:07

I love it. I like the "o" ending. So many girls names end in "ie" or "y", Millie, Tillie, Ellie.

Juno has the BEST meaning and namesake too. It does make me think of the film, but it was a pretty good film, so I don't think it matters.

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