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June is a gender-neutral given name. It is a common female name and a less common male name in English-speaking countries. It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from
Juno Juno commonly refers to: * Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods * ''Juno'' (film), 2007 Juno may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters *Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno'' *Juno, in the ...
, the name of a Roman goddess. It is also a short form of the names
Juniper Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Juniperus'' () of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arcti ...
, Junia, Junius and Junior.
June June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June contains the summ ...
is also an unrelated
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous c ...
feminine name meaning "place of the reeds". June was a popular girl's name and somewhat popular boy's name in the early to mid 20th century in the United States. As a girl's name, it reached a peak in 1925 as the 39th most popular name, but then gradually declined until it dropped off the top 1000 list of names in 1987. In recent years, it has started to make a comeback: in 2022 it ranked 172. As a boy's name, June reached a peak in 1922 at 697th, but then also declined and left the top 1000 list in 1939.


People named June include


In the Arts

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June Allyson June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer. Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. She sig ...
(1917–2006), American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s *
June Anderson June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano. She is known for ''bel canto'' performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. Subsequently, she has extended her repertoire to include a w ...
(born 1952), American coloratura soprano *
June Black June Black (22 March 1910 – 1 November 2009) was a New Zealand ceramic artist and painter. Early life Black was born in Auckland in 1910. Her parents, Lesley and Hermia, emigrated to America when she was six months old. By 1927 her parents' ...
(1910–2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter *
June Blair Margaret June Blair (October 20, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American model and actress. She was best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue and for being part of the TV series ''The Advent ...
(1933–2022), American model and actress best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1957 *June Bland (born 1931), British actress best known for her guest appearances in two ''Doctor Who'' serials *
June Brigman June Brigman (born October 25, 1960)Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" '' Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2011WebCitation archive is an American comic book artist and illustrator. She is best known for creat ...
(born 1960), American comic book artist and illustrator *
June Bronhill June Mary Bronhill (26 June 192924 January 2005), also known as June Gough, was an Australian coloratura soprano opera singer, performer and actress, She was well known for light opera, operetta and musical theatre in London West End theatre ...
(1929–2005), Australian soprano opera singer *
June Brown June Muriel Brown (16 February 1927 – 3 April 2022) was an English actress and author. She was best known for her role as Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1985–1993; 1997–2020). In 2005, she won Best Actress at the '' ...
(1927–2022), English actress and author *
June Caprice June Caprice (born Helen Elizabeth Lawson, November 19, 1895 – November 9, 1936) was an American silent film actress. Early life and career Born Helen Elizabeth Lawson in Arlington, Massachusetts, Caprice was educated in Boston. She began ...
(1895–1936), American silent film actress *
June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior ...
(1929–2003), American singer, songwriter, actress, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash *
June Chadwick June Chadwick (born 30 November 1951, Warwickshire) is an English film and television actress. Her best-known television roles are as Lydia in the science fiction TV series '' V: The Series'', and as Lt. Joanna Parisi on the third season of the s ...
(born 1951), English actress *
June Christy June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a so ...
(1925–1990), American jazz singer popular in the 1950s * June Cochran (1942–2004), American model and beauty queen *
June Collyer June Collyer (born Dorothea Heermance, August 19, 1906 – March 16, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early life Born in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acti ...
(1906–1968), American actress *
June Duprez June Ada Rose Duprez (14 May 1918 – 30 October 1984) was an English film actress. Early life The daughter of American comedian Fred Duprez and Australian Florence Isabelle Matthews, she was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England, during ...
(1918–1984), British film actress *
June Foray June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American Voice acting, voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animation, animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, The Adventures of Rocky a ...
(1917–2017), American voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s *
June Furlong June Furlong (3 June 1930 – 20 November 2020) was a model at the Liverpool College of Art and Design, Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal College of Art for 50 years. She also organised art exhibitions. Personal life Furlong was born in Li ...
(1930–2020), English model *
June Harding June Harding (September 7, 1937 – March 22, 2019) was an American actress who appeared in several 1960s TV shows. She is best remembered for her role opposite Hayley Mills and Rosalind Russell in the 1966 film '' The Trouble with Angels''. Lik ...
(1937–2019), American actress *
June Haver June Haver (born Beverly June Stovenour, June 10, 1926 – July 4, 2005) was an American film actress, singer, and dancer. Once groomed by 20th Century Fox to be "the next Betty Grable", Haver appeared in a string of musicals, but she never achi ...
(1926–2005), American film actress *
June Havoc June Havoc (born Ellen Evangeline Hovick; November 8, 1912 – March 28, 2010) was a Canadian American actress, dancer, stage director and memoirist. Havoc was a child vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother Rose Thompson Hovick, ...
(1912–2010), American actress, dancer, writer and theater director *
June Hutton June Hutton (born June Marvel Cowan; August 11, 1919 – May 2, 1973) was an American actress and vocalist, popular with big bands during the 1940s. She was the younger sister of vocalist Ina Ray Hutton. Early years Hutton was born in Blooming ...
(1920–1973), American popular singer *
June James (producer) June James (born October 11, 1990), also known as June, The Genius, is an American record producer from Houston, Texas (U.S. state), Texas. In 2016, he signed a record deal with Think It's A Game Entertainment and produced YFN Lucci's second mixt ...
(born 1990), American music producer *
June Jordan June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation. Jordan was passionate about using Black English ...
(1936–2002), African-American bisexual political activist, writer, poet and teacher *
June Lang June Lang (born Winifred June Vlasek, May 5, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American film actress. Early life Born Winifred June Vlasek in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, After the family moved to Los A ...
(1915–2005), American film actress *
June Lockhart June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American actress, beginning a film career in 1930s & 1940s in such films at ''A Christmas Carol'' and '' Meet Me in St. Louis''. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and with performances on ...
(born 1925), American actress *
June Loney June Ellen Loney MBE (1930 – 5 June 2016) was an Australian harpist. Biography Loney was born in 1930 in Hurstville, Sydney, the youngest of six children of Irish migrant parents. As a child, she had piano lessons with local convent nuns. La ...
(1930–2016), Australian harpist *
June MacCloy June Mary MacCloy (June 2, 1909 – May 5, 2005) was an American actress and singer in the 1930s and 1940s. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis V. MacCloy, she was born in Sturgis, Michigan, on June 2, 1909, and grew up in Toled ...
(1909–2005), American actress in the 1930s and 1940s *
June Marlowe June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her performance of "Miss Crabtree" in the ''Our Gang'' sho ...
(1903–1984), American actress *
June Mathis June Mathis (born June Beulah Hughes, January 30, 1887 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood. In 1926 she was voted ...
(1892–1927), American screenwriter and Hollywood executive in the 1920s *
June Millington June Millington (born April 14, 1948) is a Filipina-American guitarist, songwriter, producer, educator, and actress. She was the co-founder and lead guitarist of the all-female rock band Fanny, which was active from 1970 to 1974. Millington has ...
(born 1948), American musician, songwriter, and producer; founded Fanny, the first all girl rock band signed to a major record label * June Nixon (born 1942), Australian organist, choir trainer, and composer *
June Page June Page is a British actress, best known for her role as Sally in the 1970s television drama ''Survivors''. Her other TV credits include: '' Doctor Who'' (in the serial '' Full Circle''), ''Brideshead Revisited'', '' Casualty'', ''The Bill'' ...
, British actress *
June Palmer June Palmer (1 August 1940 in London, England – 6 January 2004), also known as "June Power", was an English model and actress who, along with Pamela Green, was the most famous of the Harrison Marks glamour models of the 1960s, featured in his p ...
(1940–2004), aka June Power, model *
June Pointer June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Early life and career Born the youngest of six children to minister ...
(1953–2006), American singer, founding member of The Pointer Sisters *
June Salter June Marie Salter AM (22 June 193215 September 2001) was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television, best known for her character roles. Biography June Salter was born in Bexley, New South Wales, the youngest of six ...
(1932–2001), Australian actress *
June Sarpong June Konadu Sarpong (born 31 May 1977) is a British television presenter and executive. She was a panellist on ITV's ''Loose Women'' and is currently a panellist on the Sky News programme ''The Pledge''. In November 2019, Sarpong was appointed ...
(born 1977), British television presenter *
June Spencer June Rosalind Spencer CBE (born 14 June 1919) is an English actress best known for her role as Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers''. Spencer played the character from 1950 to 1954, and again from 1961 to 2022. Career Born ...
(born 1919), English actress and voice artist *
June Tabor June Tabor (born 31 December 1947 in Warwick, England) is an English folk singer known for her solo work and her earlier collaborations with Maddy Prior and with Oysterband. Early life June Tabor was born and grew up in Warwick, England. ...
(born 1947), English folk singer *
June Taylor Marjorie June Taylor (December 14, 1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American choreographer, best known as the founder of the June Taylor Dancers, who were featured on Jackie Gleason's various television variety programs. Early life and career Taylo ...
(1918–2004), American choreographer *
June Tripp June Tripp (born June Howard-Tripp; 11 June 1901 – 14 January 1985), sometimes known just by her screen name, June, was a British-American actress. Biography Born June Howard-Tripp in Blackpool, she worked mainly on stage (in revue). She m ...
(1901–1985), sometimes known just as June, British actress *
June Tyson June Tyson (February 5, 1936 – November 24, 1992) was an American singer, violinist, and dancer who performed with bandleader Sun Ra. Biography A native of Albemarle, North Carolina Albemarle () is a small city and the county seat of Stanl ...
(1936–1992), American jazz singer *
June Vincent June Vincent (born Dorothy June Smith, July 17, 1920 – November 20, 2008) was an American actress. Life and career Vincent was born in Harrod, Ohio, the daughter of Sybil Irwin and the Rev. Willis E. Smith. Stage Vincent's acting career bega ...
(1920–2008), American actress * June Walker (1900–1966), American stage and film actress *
June Whitfield Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television, and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy ''Take It from Here'', which aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1953. ...
(1925–2018), English actress


Others

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June Atkinson June St. Clair Atkinson (born August 19, 1948) was elected North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3, 2004, in a race that was decided by the North Carolina General Assembly on August 23, 2005. She was re-elected in 2008 a ...
(born 1948), the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction *
June Bacon-Bercey June Esther Bacon-Bercey (née Griffin, October 23, 1928 – July 3, 2019) was an American international expert on weather and aviation who worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Weather Service and the Ato ...
(1928–2019), American meteorologist *
June Callwood June Rose Callwood, (June 2, 1924 – April 14, 2007) was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She was known as "Canada's Conscience". Callwood achieved acclaim and a loyal following for her articles and columns written for na ...
(1924–2007), Canadian journalist and social activist *
June Clark (nurse) Dame Margaret June Clark, (born 31 May 1941) is Professor Emeritus of Community Nursing, at Swansea University in Wales. Career Before her retirement in 2003 Clark was responsible for the development of a program of research in community heal ...
(born 1941), Professor of Community Nursing at the University of Wales, Swansea * June Cobb (1927–2015), American informant for the CIA *
June Croft June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer. Swimming career Croft represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow, she won the silver medal i ...
(born 1963), British freestyle swimmer *
June Dally-Watkins June Marie Dally-Watkins (; 13 June 1927 – 22 February 2020) was an Australian businesswoman and fashion model, recognised by the Australian honours system as an entrepreneur. In 1950 she started a personal-development school in Sydney t ...
(1927–2020), Australian businesswoman, fashion-model and etiquette and deportment expert *
June Downey June Etta Downey (July 13, 1875 – October 11, 1932) was an American psychologist who studied personality and handwriting. Downey was born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming, where she received her degree in Greek and Latin from the University of Wy ...
(1875–1932), American psychologist *
June Mar Fajardo June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken” for his extraordinary size ...
(born 1989), Filipino basketball player * June Ferguson (1928–2004), Australian sprinter and coach * June Fletcher, American writer for ''The Wall Street Journal'' *
June Gibbons June Gibbons (born 11 April 1963) and Jennifer Gibbons (11 April 1963 – 9 March 1993) were identical twins who grew up in Wales. They became known as "The Silent Twins", since they only communicated with each other. They wrote works of ficti ...
(born 1963), one of two identical twins whose story is a curious case involving psychology and language *
June Haimoff June Haimoff (MBE) was an English environmentalist who lived in Dalyan in the Turkish province of Muğla. In the period from 1984–1988 she and fellow-environmentalists such as David Bellamy, Lily Venizelos, Günther Peter, Nergis Yazgan and ...
(1922–2022), English environmentalist *
June Jackson Dame Temuranga Batley-Jackson (née Batley; 24 August 1939 – 28 March 2022), known as June Jackson, was a New Zealand Māori activist and public servant. Biography She was born Temuranga Batley to Barney and Huinga Batley and grew up in Maho ...
(1939–2019), New Zealand Māori activist and public servant *
June James (American football) June James IV (December 2, 1962 – May 8, 1990) was an American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted by the Lions in the ninth round of the ...
(1962–1990), American football linebacker *
June James (cricketer) June James (married name June Morey, 22 April 1925 – 1 October 1997) was an Australian cricket player. James played one women's test match for the Australia national women's cricket team The Australian women's national cricket team (fo ...
(1925–1997), Australian cricket player *
June Jones June Sheldon Jones III (born February 19, 1953) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the Offensive Coordinator of the Seattle Sea Dragons. Jones was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1 ...
(born 1953), American football player and coach * June Lapine (born 1991), American political commentator and YouTuber * June Lee, American physician and professor *
June Leow June Leow Hsiad Hui ( zh, s=廖书慧, t=廖書慧, j=Liu6 Syu1 Wai6, poj=Liāu Su-hūi, p=Liào Shūhuì, born 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Selangor from May 2018 to November 2022 and memb ...
(born 1964), Malaysian politician *
June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury June Kathleen Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury, DBE, FRCP, FRCP Edin, FRCGP (1 January 1928 – 28 June 2006) was a British paediatrician and, in retirement, a cross bench member of the House of Lords. June Lloyd was a determined advoca ...
(1928–2006), British paediatrician and, in retirement, a cross bench member of the House of Lords *
June Maston June Elaine Rita Maston (later Ferguson; 14 March 1928 – 3 December 2004) was an Australian sprinter and athletics coach from New South Wales. In 1948 she placed fourth in the Australian national championships over 100 yards. At the 19 ...
(1928–2004), Australian sprinter *
June McCarroll June McCarroll (June 30, 1867 – March 30, 1954) is credited by the California Department of Transportation with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line to separate lanes of highway traffic, although this claim is disputed by the F ...
(1867–1954), American nurse (later a physician) who is credited with the idea of painting lines on highways to separate lanes *
June Miller June Miller (January 7 or 28, 1902 – February 1, 1979) was the second wife of novelist Henry Miller. He wrote prolifically about her and their relationship in his books, usually using the pseudonyms Mona or Mara interchangeably. She also appea ...
(1902–1979), the second wife of Henry Miller *
June Mummery June Alison Mummery (born ) is a British politician, and businesswoman. She was elected as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England constituency in the 2019 European parliamentary election, a role she held ...
(born 1963/1964), British businesswoman and politician *
June Pallot June Pallot (September 1953 – 5 November 2004) was a New Zealand professor of accounting at the University of Canterbury, and a registered architect. She was an international expert in public sector accounting, and was known for her overview ...
(1953–2004), New Zealand professor of accounting and a registered architect *
June Peppas June Peppas (June 16, 1929 – March 14, 2016) was a first basewoman and pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , , she batted and threw left-handed. Early life Peppas was bo ...
(1929–2016), professional baseball player for the AAGPBL from 1948 to 1954 *
June Rowlands June Rowlands (née Pendock; May 14, 1924 – December 21, 2017) was a Canadian politician who was the 60th mayor of Toronto from 1991 to 1994. She was the first woman to serve as Toronto's mayor. Rowlands also served as a city councillor and wa ...
(1924–2017), 60th mayor of Toronto, Ontario, and the first woman to hold that office *
June C. Smith June C. Smith (March 24, 1876 – February 7, 1947) was an American jurist who served as justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1941 to 1947. Life Born in Irvington, Washington County, Illinois, Smith received his law degree from Southern ...
(1875–1947), American jurist, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court *
June Westbury June Westbury (July 26, 1921 – February 11, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1981, sitting as a Liberal. Westbury was born, in Hamilton, New Zealand. The daughte ...
(1921–2004), Canadian politician


Fictional characters

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June Cleaver June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a principal character in the American television sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver''. June and her husband, Ward, are often invoked as the archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s. The couple are the parents of two sons, ...
, in the 1950s television series ''Leave It to Beaver'' * June Iparis, a main character in the novel ''
Legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...
'' * June Motomiya (Jun Motomiya), in '' Digimon Zero Two'' * June Nakai (played by Remy Holt), nicknamed Junie, only daughter of Amy Lau and George Nakai, in the Netflix comedy-drama ‘’
Beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quant ...
’’ * June Osborne, in the US television series ''
The Handmaid's Tale ''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which ...
'' *
June Slater This is a list of actors who appeared on the American soap opera ''Loving''. Cast {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Actor , , Role(s) , , Duration , - , Wesley Addy , , Cabot Alden , , 1983–91, 1994–95 , - , Nancy Addison , , Deborah ...
, in the US soap opera ''Loving'' *
Chameleon June This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masam ...
, in the Japanese manga series ''Saint Seiya'' * June, short for Juniper, in the animated television series ''
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' (also known simply as ''Juniper Lee'' or ''Witch Girl Juniper Lee'') is an American animated television series created by former MTV reality star Judd Winick for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Netw ...
'' * June, from the show ''
KaBlam! ''KaBlam!'' (stylized as ''KaBLaM!'') is an American animated sketch comedy television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. The series was created by Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi. The show was developed as a fu ...
'' * June, an
assassin Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...
in the Nickelodeon animated television series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * June, from the anime and manga series ''
Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Second Grade" magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stor ...
'' * The main character on ''
That '80s Show ''That '80s Show'' is an American television sitcom set in 1984 that aired from January to May 2002 on Fox. Even though it had a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it was not a direct spin-off of th ...
'', whose first name "June" is mentioned in only one episode * June Dorie, post apocalyptic nurse on '' Fear the Walking Dead''


See also

* June (Basque given name)


References

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