English · Boy name
Junior
“young one”
About the name Junior
Junior derives from the Latin junior, meaning ‘younger’, the comparative form of juvenis, ‘young’. It is commonly used as a suffix for sons named after their fathers, abbreviated Jr., as in Martin Luther King Jr. From that use it became a family nickname for a son and, in some communities, an independent given name meaning ‘young one’. It is used this way in the United States, the Caribbean and Brazil, where the footballer Neymar is formally named Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior.
- Meaning
- young one
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- JUN-yer(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Junior
- Junior James
- Junior Michael
- Junior David
- Junior Robert
- Junior Thomas
- Junior Joseph
Questions about Junior
- What does Junior mean?
- Junior is an English name meaning "young one".
- How do you pronounce Junior?
- Junior is pronounced JUN-yer, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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