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Arabic name Jul?
Does anyone know where Jul comes from as an arabic name/what original name it's derived from? According to nordicnames.de it means "willpower', 'determination".https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Jul_2
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It could be a borrowing from Persian Gul or Turkish Gül, in this case it would mean "Rose" and would be used as a feminine name, but the native Arabic word for rose is Warda (also used as a given name).
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Thank you! I can see how it could be derived from Gul but I don't think that's it. The source given on nordicnames is a paper from the Copenhagen University so I would guess that the meaning and origin is correct but I can’t find any more infos.

This message was edited 6/26/2023, 9:29 AM

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I found the paper online, but it doesn't give any more information than nordicnames does.
https://nors.ku.dk/publikationer/webpublikationer/muslimske_fornavne/
https://nors.ku.dk/publikationer/webpublikationer/muslimske_fornavne/ordbog_over_muslimske_fornavne_i_dk.pdfMaybe you'll get an answer on this site: https://quranicnames.com/
(already checked: they don't have Jul in their list, but they do have a message board)
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