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I love Juno, it's one of my favs!

The only thing that comes to mind is the Juno Awards. I've never met anyone with the name, but I suspect if I had, then that association might weigh more heavily.

I love this name. It is distinctive, simple enough to say & pronounce, and very pretty.

I've loved this name for a long time now. I really agree with you, it sounds very fresh & sparky. I also love Juna, Junia, June, etc. My favorite combos are Juno Ramona, Juno Beatrice, Juno Emmanuelle, Juno Zakiyah...

I love Juno and definately do not imagine an"overweight middle aged woman". Quite the contrary actually; I think of a cute, lively little girl or a strong, driven, and beautiful young woman. Great name!

I was not familiar with this name (other than the history behind it) as a name, in use today, that is, until the movie "The Descent". A not-so-wonderful character is named Juno, but she's played by the gorgeous Nathalie Mendoza, so I associate the name with the actress (even more than the character, for some reason). And now there's a movie coming out called "Juno" about a pregnant teenage girl, played by Ellen Page.

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I actually prefer June, and that wasn't until fairly recently, as it sounded a bit too old-ladyish, even for me. :b But I wouldn't hesitate naming my daughter June and calling her Juno (June Ophelia, maybe - June O., lol). I'd love to meet a little Juno. I don't get the overweight middle aged woman thing at all, but like I said, I associate the name heavily with Nathalie Mendoza and she's not that, at all. ;)

I prefer the name June over Juno.

Juno has a really nice, sprightly sound to it. But I see a couple of drawbacks:

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The old joke about "What's the capital of Alaska? Juneau. No, that's how come I asked you!"

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The potential for misspelling.

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It has a vaguely, space-age sound to it, like it could be a robot or a spaceship. (In fact I think it is some kind of rocket or other.)

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Also, a friend of mine who went for guide-dog training told me once that when the students are first practicing their commands, Juno is the default dog name they use, as in "Juno, forward."

"An overweight middle aged woman?" Well, we all will get middle aged in some time, and maybe someone of us will be overweight as well, so the image isn't that bad. :D
I think that Juno sounds really fresh and elegant, it reminds me of spring time. I like it.
The only problem is maybe that it is actually the name for a goddess - not something really useable, in my option.