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View Name: Juliana


JULIANA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
PRONOUNCED: yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. The name was also borne by a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands. In England, this form has been in use since the 18th century, alongside the older form Gillian.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Juliane (German), Julianna, Julianne (English), Iuliana (Ancient Roman)
DIMINUTIVES: Liane (German), Liana, Leanna (English), Liana (Portuguese)
MASCULINE FORMS: Julian (German), Julian, Jolyon, Julyan (English), Julián (Spanish), Iulianus (Ancient Roman)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Yuliana (Bulgarian), Julijana (Croatian), Juliane, Julienne (French), Julianna (Hungarian), Giuliana, Liana (Italian), Julijana (Macedonian), Julianna (Polish), Iuliana (Romanian), Uliana, Yuliana, Yulianna (Russian), Julijana (Slovene)
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