Is there a name like Juniper, but not Juniper?

[allhailtheaubergine]

Juniper is almost my perfect name.

My issues with is are

(a) it sounds like Jew nipper; one who bites Jewish people.

(b) nipper is an ugly sound.

But Juniper is lovely... and Juney is gorgeous, and my other daughter has a Woo, nature name...

What to do?

Noooo! Nipper was the name of the HMV dog, it's really cute. :)

Punyjew?

Oh, we'' if it's a dog's name... that's much better.

Problem solved. Thanks Hul.

Mulberry? Or, given that Gin contains juniper berries.... or perhaps not :o

You've got Juno haven't you, of Roman goddess status.... like Juniper without the nipper.... I'm not being very helpful am I?!

Geneva - meaning 'juniper tree'...?

Mulberry is too handbag.

Juno sounds like sumo in my head.

Geneva is an airport.

Outlandish suggestions perfectly welcome. You would die if I told you my first daughter's name.

Sloe

Pyracantha

Agapanthus

Hmmm, maybe Genevieve? Or Dewdrop?

Would love to know daughter's name!!

Jocasta
Jerusalem (artichoke for a middle name)
Jubilee
Jezebel

Sloe = Slow

Pyracantha = Pyromaniac

Agapanthus = too underpants-y

Genevieve = I like it, but DH will probably think too French

Dewdrop = too silly even for me.

Jocasta - too aspirational
Jerusalem - Not a pretty sound
Jubilee - possible.
Jezebel - too biblical prostitute.

There was that Donovan song, Jennifer Juniper ...

Jennifer is uncommon these days, or there are the Arthurian variations Guinevere, Guenever .....

Tulip?

Jupiter?

Genevieve is lovely. If you want 'nature' names, Sorrel, Honeysuckle, Clover or Violet.

Willow
Bracken
River
Fenn

We have a fab waitress in our local Pizza Express called Clover can never do enough for you. Very sing songy.

Clover is nice, reminds me of the 'What Katy Did' books. Surprised it's never been popular.

Myrtle? I know a v cool Myrtle.

Did you know that genévrier is French for Juniper, so Genevieve is sort of like juniper in that way, iyswim.

Myrtle reminds me of moaning myrtle from Harry Potter.

Genevieve is lovely.

From the age of 8 I was utterly determined to call my daughter Clover. I had forgotten! (Big WKD fan)

I have a friend with a Juniper and a Clover!

Oh gwan, tell us what your first DD is called!

I was at school with a Genevieve, lovely.
Or Jennifer (DD's middle name).

Jennet?

My daughter is called Juniper! We've not had any "jew nipper" comments so far..