English
Juneau
Juneau comes from French Juneau, and goes back to jeune.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjeune
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentJuneau
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjeune
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentJuneau
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
The Alaskan city was named after Joe Juneau, whose French surname derives from jeune (‘young’).
Every English word from French jeune
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French jeune / Juneau