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Junice

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Pronounced JOO-nis /ˈdʒu.nɪs/Low

Meaning: Junice reads as a blend of June, the early-summer month, with Eunice, the Greek name meaning 'good victory,' from eu, 'good,' and nike, 'victory.' It sits among the early-century names that reshaped familiar forms into fresh ones.Low

In 30 seconds: Junice blends June with Eunice, the Greek 'good victory.' It was a rare early-century name that faded long ago (said JOO-nis).

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Origin LowAmerican, Greek

MeaningJunice reads as a blend of June, the early-summer month, with Eunice, the Greek name meaning 'good victory,' from eu, 'good,' and nike, 'victory.' It sits among the early-century names that reshaped familiar forms into fresh ones.

U.S. rank (1966)#6122 ↗ Rising

1966 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 229

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Junice looks like a blend of June and Eunice, the latter a Greek name meaning 'good victory' and known from the New Testament. Reworkings of this kind, folding a month name into a classic, were part of the inventive early twentieth-century American naming that produced many one-off forms.

The spelling clusters in the nineteen-tens and twenties, peaking around 1920, and had faded by mid-century. A woman named Junice then belongs to a great-grandmother's generation now.

Did you know? Junice sits a step from Eunice, the biblical name of Timothy's mother, whose Greek roots eu and nike together mean 'good victory.'

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Junice — Blend of June + Eunice (Greek eu + nike, 'good victory')

Variations

EuniceJuniaJunie

Nicknames

JuneJunie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Junice mean?

It is a blend of June with Eunice, from the Greek for 'good victory'.

How do you pronounce Junice?

It is said JOO-nis /ˈdʒu.nɪs/, 2 syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Junice a boy or girl name?

Junice is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Junice?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.