Baby name

FADING UNISEX · LATIN
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Juvenal

/zhoo · veh · NAL/


“Youth”

Latin name from iuvenis meaning 'youth'; carried by the Roman satirical poet Juvenal and several saints; strong classical literary pedigree.

juve

gentle

How it ages.

Serious and classical; ages with authority but feels more surname than given name to modern ears.

The cultural moment.

Used in Brazil, Spain, and Portugal through the 20th century; now uncommon but not extinct.