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Re: Junia
I like it too. It's fresh and appealing-looking, and I think it would be a great alternative to Julia, but sadly not in non-rhotic countries, as the other Brits have already said. It's had some historical use here, but there have only been a handful of recent births, & interestingly, half of them are boys! I wonder if that's an alternative etymology somewhere or it's just a respelling of Junior.
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There is a male figure in the New Testament named Junia. That could be the origin of it being used for boys.
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