Juno

Meaning

1. (Roman) The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.
2. 3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.
3. (rare) A female given name.

Synonyms

Hera

Translations

Junon

Juno

Juno

Juno

Giunone

Juno

Ήρα

Juno

Γιούνο

Juno

Juno

Juno

Iūnō

Héra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Juno

In summary

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”). Both would have produced the unattested early Latin form *Iuvō, declined with the root Iūn- and eventually normalized to Iūnō.