What Does The Name Juniper Mean?

The male name Juniper is thought to come from the plant bearing the same name. These are evergreen shrubs which bear berries from which, traditionally, gin is distilled. The broad scientific classification of the plant is as follows: under the genus: juniperus; the family: cupressaceae; the order: pinales; the class: pinopsida; the division: pinophyta; and the kingdom: plantae.

The name Juniper is a rare male given name but more common as a surname.

Juniper is also used to refer to the juniper berry .JUNIPER on the other hand, is a classified encryption algorithm. There is a networking equipment company which goes by the name Juniper Networks. There is a Delaware credit card issuer, which is owned by Barclays plc called Juniper Bank. It is a place name as well. There is Juniper Green, located in Edinburgh; Juniper, situated in Northumberland in England; and Juniper positioned in New Brunswick in Canada.