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Juno.

The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/US
  1. The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.

    Roman
  2. 3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.

  3. A female given name.

    rare
Where this word comes from

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.

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