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Juniper is a name of latin origin and has been used for boys and girls. Juniper is also the name of a small evergreen shrub. The Juniper shrub has berries and those berries are used to flavor gin - which is an interesting little tidbit I didn’t know before just now!
In 2011, the name Juniper hit the top 1000 names in the U.S. for the first time.
NICKNAMES FOR JUNIPER (From Wikipedia)
Pepper or other diminutives based on the last syllable
June or other diminutives based on the initial syllable
Ginny: The name for the spirit gin is an English derivation of the Dutch word for Juniper: genever. This nickname is either in reference to gin, or similarly, when something is said to taste like Juniper berries, it is said to be "ginny" tasting.
Jenny: More so in England, where in some places it is pronounced "jenny-per"
Nip or Nipper: While the origin of the usage of "nip" to refer to a drink or a glass of an alcoholic beverage actually comes from the rare term nipperkin [small measure], a folk etymology has that it originally referred to a nip of gin, with the "nip" being a shortening of Juniper. READ MORE HERE
Another interesting tidbit - there was a 13th century monk named Brother Juniper who was known for his generosity.
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