Entry № 5048 · Latin origin

Junia Junia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ JOON-ya /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Youth, of the goddess Juno"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "youth, of the goddess juno".

Junia comes from the Roman family name Junius — derived from the goddess Juno, queen of the gods and protector of women. In the New Testament, Junia is named by Paul as "outstanding among the apostles" (Romans 16:7) — likely the first named female apostle.

Junia is rising slowly as a girl's name.

Of Juno. The first named female apostle.

The name in its native script.

Junia
Transliteration
Junia
Pronunciation
/ ˈdʒuː.ni.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Junia stands.

Junia does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Junias before her.

Real people
Junia
New Testament apostle.
1st century CE
In fiction
Junia
Common in Latin literature.

Names connected to Junia.

The number behind Junia.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Junia reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.