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Junipero
OriginSpanish form of Juniper
About Junipero
This unusual boys' name ending in O survives thanks to the missionary priest who founded the first of the California missions. With Juniper becoming a more popular name, especially for girls, Junipero may actually become fashionable.
Pronounced hoo-nee-PAIR-oh.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Famous Juniperos
- Junípero Serra y Ferrer
Roman Catholic Spanish priest and New World missionary canonized by Pope Francis in 2015
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