Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 UTC, as part of the New Frontiers program. Juno entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016, UTC, to begin a scientific investigation of the planet. After completing its mission, Juno was originally planned to be intentionally deorbited into Jupiter's atmosphere, but has since been approved to continue orbiting until contact is lost with the spacecraft. If Juno mission receives a third mission extension, it will continue to explore Jupiter for another three years to study Jovian rings and inner moons area which is not well explored; this phase will also include close flybys of the moons Thebe, Amalthea, Adrastea, and Metis.Juno's mission is to measure Jupiter's composition, gravitational field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. It also searches for clues about how the planet formed, including whether it has a rocky core, the amount of water present within the deep atmosphere, mass distribution, and its deep winds, which can reach speeds up to 620 km/h (390 mph).Juno is the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, after the RTG-powered Galileo orbiter, which orbited from 1995 to 2003. Unlike all earlier spacecraft sent to the outer Solar System and beyond—which used radioisotope thermoelectric generators for power—Juno is powered by solar panels, more commonly used by satellites orbiting Earth and working in the inner Solar System. Accordingly, Juno required the three largest solar panel wings ever deployed on a planetary probe (at the time of launching). These play an integral role in stabilizing the spacecraft as well as generating power.As of February 2026, Juno remained operational and in contact with Earth through the NASA Deep Space Network.
Juno Callender is a Canadian musician who is one part of the electronic duo Femtanyl, (stylised as femtanyl) contributing as a drummer and a co-producer. She officially joined Femtanyl in August of 2025, after a year of touring with Noelle Stockwood.https://genius.com/artists/Juno-callender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtanyl
I definitely don't think it's a strictly feminine name (cough cough penumbra podcast cough cough Tally hall), especially since I'm a trans dude and it's the name I picked. You can probably tell i like the name tho! ^^
Juno Frankie Seay Pierce, also known as Frankie Pierce or J. Frankie Pierce (c. 1864 – 1954), was an American educator and suffragist. Pierce opened the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls in 1923, and she served as its superintendent until 1939. The school continued to operate until 1979. The daughter of a slave, Pierce addressed white women at the inaugural convention of the Tennessee League of Women Voters, held in the Tennessee Capitol in May 1920.
Prefer this to June. Less month associations. Also I think it sounds feminine enough even with the o end. Noah, Jonah, Elijah etc don’t sound feminine even though they end in the uh sound.
The name Juno also has a usage of Greek Mythology. So, I think that the "Usages" of this name should be updated from "Roman Mythology" to "Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology".Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(mythology) (Messenger of the gods)
Strong name. I don't buy the comments that it sounds masculine. It definitely has that feminine feel that any girl could wear. It may be a bit weighty though. I wouldn't use it for my daughter, but I like it.
I like this name a lot, I think it's very youthful and cute! But in my opinion, it doesn't really sound like a girl's name. You can name a baby girl or female character Juno, but to me, it sounds much more masculine than feminine.
I would personally not use this name. I feel like many people who use it don't know much about mythology and have never read Juno's story.Juno was a horrible person. When her baby, Vulcan, was born she expected him to be strong and handsome but when he turned out not to be she threw him off the top of Mount Olympus. His legs broke as he hit the water beneath him so he ended up having a disability for life. He was raised by Thetis. Many years later Thetis went to Mount Olympus wearing jewelry Vulcan had crafted. Juno loved the jewelry and when she heard Vulcan had made it she demanded he come back to Olympus which he refused.Juno was basically a horrible, judgmental, selfish and superficial person. Now I know that this is just a myth and not real but it is, after all, how this name was created. I wouldn't want this horrible association personally.I'm not writing this because I don't want Juno to be used. I don't care what other people use and I am sure most people won't know the myth and a little Juno would have no problems. Just writing this down so that people who are interested in it get the full picture and story. Because I always hear "it's so nice, it's from mythology". Well, yes, but it doesn't have any good associations as the mythological Juno was terrible.
Juno Kaplan is one of the six women who get trapped inside an unmarked cave system in the 2005 British horror movie The Descent. She is played by Natalie Mendoza.
I like the association with the goddess, but I'm not a fan of girl names ending in 'o'. Also not too fond of the English pronunciation, though the Latin one is quite nice.
I really like this name. It reminds me of the alpha Juno from Animal Jam. Juno was described as a legendary warrior, and even sacrificed their life in order to save everyone. Thus, I get this impression of "fierce and willing to sacrifice" from this nameAlso, I like Juno's colors.
It's pretty, but I dislike the association with the movie and the goddess Hera, who is known for being jealous and petty. It sounds very feminine to me, I don't know why boys have this name.
Kayisforkeen, boys don’t have this name. I checked the usage! And even if they did, it wouldn’t sound too feminine! After all, Juna is 100% feminine to me! But I understand that not all names ending with "o" are masculine, just like how not all names ending with "a" or "ah" are feminine. Joshua is not feminine, it’s masculine.
Hey, nice to see other trans folks and The Penumbra Podcast fans checking out this name! I was always pretty meh about the goddess Juno, and I still haven't watched the movie but Juno Steel is really important to me! There's also a Sheriff Juno in The Adventure Zone: Amnesty, and that was like, deal SEALED. Plus, possible nicknames for this name are wonderful to think about. June, Junie, Junebug (I'm a big TAZ fan, okay) the possibilities are endless (probably not). Anyway, good name I might take it. I like that it could be masculine or feminine, with a more feminine connotation and a strong personal association with a genderqueer character.
I am male and this is my name. I do get teased about the goddess thing but I either ignore it or tell them "Look, your name is [person's name] but you are not [famous person with the same name].
Juno Temple is an English actress. She has appeared in films such as Black Mass, The Other Boleyn Girl, Wild Child, Atonement, Maleficent and The Three Musketeers. She also had a starring role in the HBO series Vinyl.
People need to educate themselves, that's what they need to do. Juno is the name of a roman goddess, used in literature and astronomy (asteroid, spacecraft).If one's sole impression is "I hate the movie so now I hate the name" then one may consider picking up a book once in a while.
I love the movie! Honestly and it's good because then your teenage daughter will feel more pressure of not doing it because people will connect her to the awesome movie. And I would be lucky if my daughter turned out like Juno McGuff, The reason why is she's not like other girls now who got pregnant to get attention or tie down a man. It was by accident plus she has confidence in herself that most teenagers don't have. And the girl knows how to handle her problems and be independent which I love so that's why I'm naming my daughter after the movie Juno.
I love this name! It's one of my absolute favourites. Juno sounds so pretty and interesting. I like girl's names that end in "o" - they sound different. I'd love to use this name for my own daughter someday. And, I won't have to worry about associations with they movie, because by the time I'd ever have kids it would be completely forgotten about, ha ha.
I think this is really pretty and majestic sounding. I also love the name Pandora. These are both really cool mythology names. It's pretty much names I like but I could never use for a child because it's too unusual. I would also not use this for a child because of the film Juno, it would cause a lot of teasing. Plus then what if she got pregnant to fit her name?
The name is lovely, it’s the Roman name of my most favorite Greek goddess, Hera. Queen of the Heavens, Goddess of Marriage. I’d be honored to be named after a goddess.
I've always seen this as a masculine name. As a child, I had a parrot that said, "You know who!" (this was all he said for many years), but it came out, "Junohoo!" Thus, Juno became his name.
At first, I thought this name was really weird when I heard it from the movie Juno. But once I thought about it more, I learned to love it. Of course, I will never name my child that because she'll be known as the girl named after the pregnant teenager, but I do love it.
For a very long time, I though this was a masculine name because of the 'o' ending. It sounds a bit like a name parents would choose to make their daughter sound all edgy and hip, and that's why it would sound a bit strange on feminine, typically average girls and women, and on women past the age of 35.
I love this name. It flows beautifully. This is the name of a character in a story I'm writing. I think it's great name for her because it sounds very other-worldly and magestic.
I love this name. I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is also used in Ireland, as some sort of variant of Una/Oonagh, although I don't know how true that is.
Juno's mission is to measure Jupiter's composition, gravitational field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. It also searches for clues about how the planet formed, including whether it has a rocky core, the amount of water present within the deep atmosphere, mass distribution, and its deep winds, which can reach speeds up to 620 km/h (390 mph).
Juno is the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, after the RTG-powered Galileo orbiter, which orbited from 1995 to 2003. Unlike all earlier spacecraft sent to the outer Solar System and beyond—which used radioisotope thermoelectric generators for power—Juno is powered by solar panels, more commonly used by satellites orbiting Earth and working in the inner Solar System. Accordingly, Juno required the three largest solar panel wings ever deployed on a planetary probe (at the time of launching). These play an integral role in stabilizing the spacecraft as well as generating power.
As of February 2026, Juno remained operational and in contact with Earth through the NASA Deep Space Network.