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Juniper's a cute name. It's not to close too Jupiter and Juno works as a nickname.

I like Juniper, but I'd be more inclined to use just June on its own. I don't think it's too close to Jupiter- that doesn't even cross my mind.

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Juno could work as a nickname for it, but I do think June is more intuitive.

Give me some mead with juniper berries in it! That is what enters my mind when I seen the name Juniper.

I like it. It's springy and energetic as well as naturey. I don't think it's anything like Jupiter. They're similar, but for some reason don't sound similar enough to mix up easily.

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Juniper "Juno" would be cool. I'd expect Juniper to be nn "June" so Juno isn't much of a stretch at all. It almost works as an extra suffix (like Juniper --> June --> Junie, but instead of an "ee" suffix on the nn it's an "o" that happens to turn it into another name). I'd definitely like meeting someone named Juniper "Juno".

The "nip" / "nipper" (..."nipple") sound is more noticeable to me than any similarity to Jupiter. Juniper is in a league with Saffron and Paisley and London and Briar and Meadow and Aspen and Rain - concrete words that are fairly unfamiliar as names, and are only minimally evocative of anything abstract, if they are at all. It strikes me in a similar way to names like Dixie and Winter and Trinity and Shiloh that sound self-consciously unusual and spunky, like a name of a character in fiction. Names like that are trendy - a lot of people like them and I think they will continue to like them more and more, for a few years, and Juniper will get more popular for a while, along with the other names I mentioned. But I personally don't like it, I don't think it's namey, it's sort of ugly sounding. I think it'll date fast like Brittany & Chelsea, maybe because I think the kind of people who'd use it, would decide not to use it if they thought it was getting popular. I don't think it's a bad name, I just feel like it's trendy in a way that doesn't turn me on.

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I feel the same way about Juno itself. I like June, though. I don't know if Juno for Juniper would work in real life. I think if you never had any doubt that it would, and just used it, it'd seem to work. But on paper it does seem a little artificial, especially because of the unusualness of both names.

This message was edited 6/2/2013, 11:30 AM

I didn't think of Jupiter until you mentioned it, so no, I don't think that Jupiter keeps it from being usable.

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I like the liveliness of Juniper. It's close to June and Jennifer, and most people have heard of the flower, so I don't think that it's too out there to use.

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I dislike Juno, but I think that Juniper "June" would be super cute.

I like Juniper nicknamed June or Junie, but not Juno. I'm starting to hate Juno, in fact.

Juniper is a pretty name but not really my style. I love the nn Juno, though. :)

I used to really like Juniper and I still do...in theory. I met one awhile ago and it just sounded silly and contrived on a real person (real person was in her early 30s and worked with me in a professional health care role). Juno may make it more approachable. I like Juno. But yeah, can't get on board with Juniper IRL.

I'd love to see Juniper "Juno". I don't even think about Jupiter when I hear Juniper.

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I think it could definitely work IRL.