The meaning of the name junior

Q: Why are people named Junior?

From Behind the Name: Junior is used to distinguish a son with the same name as his father. The following conditions apply: The Junior must be a son of the father, not a grandson. The names must be exactly the same, including the middle name.

Q: Where does Junior come from?

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (young”); see juvenile.

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Latin Baby Names Meaning:

In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Junior is: Younger. Used in the United States to distinguish a son from his father, when both bear the same name.

American Baby Names Meaning:

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Junior is: Younger. Used in the United States to distinguish a son from his father, when both bear the same name.

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What is the meaning of the name Junior?

The name Junior is primarily a male name of English origin that means The Young, Child.

People who like the name Junior also like:

Duke, Rohan, Emilio, Lorenzo, Gabriel, Josh, Vincent, Alice, Mia, Belinda, Maeve, Romaine, Katerina, Rosalinda

Names like Junior:

Jamar, January, Jamir, Jamirah, Jamari, Jenner, Jemarie, Jamaria

Stats for the Name Junior

Junior is currently not in the top 100 on the Baby Names Popularity Charts

Junior is currently #740 in U.S. births

Junior Origin and Meaning

The name Junior is boy's name of Latin origin meaning "young".

The line should end with Junior Soprano. While most would expect this to be a nickname rather than an actual given name, Junior has always ranked in the US Top 1000, hitting its peak in 1925 at Number 116.

# 740 in the US

Junior Rank in US Top 1000

Junior Popularity

740US2021
1902Nameberry2021
391England2021

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Famous People Named Junior

Robert Glenn "Junior" JohnsonJr., American NASCAR driver
Tiaina Baul "Junior" SeauJr., American NFL player
Junior dos SantosBrazilian mixed martial artist
Junior Walkerstage name of Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr., American R&B singer
Norman Washington "Junior" GiscombeEnglish R&B singer
Junior Murvin (born Murvin Junior Smith)Jamaican reggae singer
Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr RichardsJr.), Jamaican reggae singer
Júnior (born Antonio Barretto Morales)Spanish Filipino singer
Junior Savva Andreas Andreson of musician Peter Andre and model Katie "Jordan" Price (b. 2005)
Herschel Junior WalkerAmerican NFL player
Otis Junior NixonAmerican baseball player
Robert Downey JuniorAmerican actor

Junior in Pop Culture

Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr.character on TV's "The Sopranos"
Hei "Junior" Xiongcharacter in anime "RWBY"
"Junior" 1994 movie starring Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger, which tracks the development of Junior, a female
Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr.son on TV's "Black,ish"
Bowser Juniorcharacter in videogames “Super Mario Bros”
Juniortop delivery stork in Warner Bros 2016 film, Storks.
Juniorcharacter on TV series "Albert and Junior".

Why are people named Junior?

From Behind the Name: "Junior is used to distinguish a son with the same name as his father. The following conditions apply: The Junior must be a son of the father, not a grandson. The names must be exactly the same, including the middle name.

Where does Junior come from?

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.

Is Junior a name of a person?

The name Junior is primarily a male name of English origin that means The Young, Child.

What ethnicity is the name Junior?

Portuguese (Júnior) and Haitian: from the personal name or nickname (distinguishing epithet) Júnior Junior from Latin junior 'younger' comparative of juvenis 'young' used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same name in a family.