Name for DD1 - Juno?

[MrsKoala]

I am due a little girl in October and already have 2 boys. The boys both have classical names, but that wasn't an intentional theme really. We like a few girls names (most also classical) but Juno is the one which is growing on me the most.

I always like to check a name out on a MN thread in case i'm missing something awful!

It's not awful is it? There isn't an infamous serial killer called Juno or summat? I know there was an indy film a while back, but i never saw it. I don't think it was too offensive.

Also we can't think of any middle names to go with it. Any suggestions welcome.

Maybe. But i have had similar with my name, altho it's way more popular now than it was in the 70s and 80s and it didn't really bother me. I still get people saying, oh that's unusual, or what a lovely name, which is nice.

I am surprised at how many people mispronounce the boys names - but it's easily corrected, so not a big deal.

Aaaargh now you are all making me want Antigone.

If the boys had been girls we were going with Persephone. But i just don't feel it for this baby.

Love the name Juno.
Wasn't there a film called "Juno"? It's also the name of a parenting magazine. Maybe you should Google it?

It's a lovely name.

What kind of physiques do you and your partner have? If she's likely to be on the chunky or curvy side in adulthood she might get 'junoesque' remarks. But that's not necessarily a bad thing!

Artemis is gorgeous. Not keen on Antigone at all.

I like Juno a lot. No negative connotations for me (and the film is great - the Juno character is fantastic in it).

I really, really like Artemis though. And I like the suggestion up thread of Hebe (both of these were vetoed by DH for our DD - she'd have been a great Artemis, though...).

We are pretty big people. I am often described as 'athletic' and 'amazonian', and dh is a tank. Our boys are also massive. So the chances of her being a slight delicate girl are nil. I've never heard Junoesque used as a description before.

Now you are all making me want Artemis!

With dses we couldn't decide on any we liked and with this one we have so many that we like. I think this is worse.

I really like Juno, but to me it feels a little bit too short and cute next to Lysander and Lucian. It's a great name, but Artemis and Antigone are fab too and fit better stylistically with her elder brothers' names IMO. Persephone is stunning too, but if you're not feeling it this time round, you're not feeling it...

For many hundreds of years, Junoesque has meant 'queenly, beautiful, tall, imposing, stately' - it's a great neame so long as you and yor family are not likely to produce tiny, delicate, fine-boned offspring.

haha! No fear of that. I am 5ft 10 and very broad, dh is 6ft 1 and completely square, and our children are on the 91st and 98th centiles and were 9 and 10lb at birth (the 10 pounder was 3 weeks early too!). And of course we are all beautiful.

I am so big with still 10 weeks to go that people are already gasping at me. I can't imagine she will be a delicate in any way. And if she's anything like her brothers, she will be into wrestling and smashing holes in the wall (well, if you will name your children after Spartan warriors...)

Anyone else just put the film on because of this thread?

I like the name Juno, but I think it'd depend on the surname whether I'd use it. It doesn't go with my surname or else I'd have it on my list for one of my future brood!

Gobsmacked at the idea of anybody mistaking Juno for a boy's name - didn't people mean it's a popular dog name? I'm not keen on it myself as it just seems presumptuous to me to give a child the name of a god or goddess (I know this is illogical, especially coming from an atheist!).

Is Hermione too associated with Harry Potter? What about Penelope? Thalia? Xanthe? Zenobia? I suspect Helen/Helena, Zoe and Sophia are too mainstream.

I love the name Juno but my surname is more commonly a first name, so with Juno in front it sounds like "do you know... Martin" (for example) Which sadly put me off using it. Love it though. I want it to be my name!

We have a double barrelled surname. Similar sounding to Watson-Ingram (but not).

We are quite happy with gods names, we have very high expectations for all our children and i am named after a prophet - a really fucking unfortunate one, but a prophet nonetheless.

MrsKoala, do you find that people refuse to believe your prophecies? I can see that must be awkward!

I love Juno and Antigone!

And if you haven't seen the film you should; it's really good!

Ha Gasp0de, yes, but I actually find more people ask where Rodney is

Adore Juno - was top of my list had imminent DS been a girl!

Juno was on my list if I had a girl, I was thinking Juno Rebecca - I like combo of it with a classic name

Juno is lovely. I know a 14 year old Antigone ( of Greek heritage). Everyone calls her Tigs.

I actually find more people ask where Rodney is

I like it.

Athena/Athene is also seriously under used.

Why did I never get these great ideas or lurk on MN baby names when I had actual babies to name?

Love Juno :)
It would be on my list, but they don't have a hard 'j' in the country I live in.

Love Juno. Wasn't she goddess of women/marriage/childbirth? Love that association too. Makes me think of the very cool British actress Juno Temple.

Also adore Antigone and Persephone but think both are a little too out there. Congrats I'm also due DD2 in October and struggling to find 'the' name. Love Xanthe but DH does not!

She was the queen of the gods and the goddess of women and marriage - so not much to live up to then...