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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
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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".