At a Glance
- Meaning
- Literally 'rush' (the marsh plant) in Spanish/Latin; applied as the name for a genus of small sparrows rather than an original bird-word
- Origin
- Spanish (from Latin juncus)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- HOON-koh
Junco is a Spanish (from Latin juncus) unisex name meaning “Literally 'rush' (the marsh plant) in Spanish/Latin; applied as the name for a genus of small sparrows rather than an original bird-word”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Junco
Meaning: Literally 'rush' (the marsh plant) in Spanish/Latin; applied as the name for a genus of small sparrows rather than an original bird-word.
Origin: Spanish (from Latin juncus).
A common claim: Often presented simply as meaning 'a small sparrow' Actually: That's the bird now named Junco, but the word itself literally means 'rush' (a marsh plant); the bird sense came later, from the genus name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Junco
HOON-koh
Popularity of Junco
Junco doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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