Jupiter is a given name of Latin origin which is given in reference either to the Roman god Jupiter or to the planet named after the mythological deity.[1]
 Statue of Jupiter at the Vatican. | |
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | given in reference to the Roman god Jupiter or to the planet named after the mythological deity. |
The name is traditionally masculine but has also been used for girls in recent years. For instance, there were 136 newborn girls who were named Jupiter in the United States in 2022 and 65 boys named Jupiter in the United States in the same year.[2] Its use for girls has been attributed to its similarity in sound to the name Juniper, which has increased in popularity for American girls, or to its recent use by Ashley Tisdale and her husband Christopher French for their daughter in 2021 and Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn for their daughter in 2022.[3] The name has also been used for female characters such as Sailor Jupiter in the Japanese manga series Sailor Moon and the 2015 science fiction film Jupiter Ascending. Names from mythology have also increased in popularity for both boys and girls in the United States. [4] It is also in use as a surname.
Men
edit- Jupiter Bokondji (born 1963), Congolese musician
- Jupiter Ghosh (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806), American writer viewed as a founder of African-American literature
- Jupiter Mosman, born John Joseph Mosman (1861-1945), Aboriginal Australian prospector
- Jupiter Yves Ngangue (born 1980), Cameroonian former football player
Surname
edit- Alfred Jupiter (1871-1911), American Negro League pitcher in the 1890s
- Stacy Jupiter (born 1975), Fijian born marine scientist
See also
edit- Jupiter Apple, English stage name of Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and film maker Flávio Basso (1968-2015)
- Leo Jupiter, stage name of Finnish record producer and video artist Leo Salminen
- Self Jupiter, stage name of American rapper Ornette Glenn (born 1970)
References
edit- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jupiter".
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "Jupiter - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity".
- ^ Mitchell, Alex (29 December 2021). "The craziest baby name trends of 2022 from Athena to Wilder". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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