Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Roman, English, German, Finnish, Lithuanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech
Pronounced Pron. YOO-lee-oos(Latin, Swedish) JOO-lee-əs(English) YOO-lyuws(German) YOO-leews(Finnish) YUW-lyuws(Lithuanian) YOO-lyoos(Danish) YOO-li-yuws(Czech) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "downy-bearded". Alternatively, it could be related to the name of the Roman god Jupiter. This was a prominent patrician family of Rome, who claimed descent from the mythological Julus, son of Aeneas. Its most notable member was Gaius Julius Caesar, who gained renown as a military leader for his clever conquest of Gaul. After a civil war he became the dictator of the Roman Republic, but was eventually stabbed to death in the senate.Although this name was borne by several early saints, including a pope, it was rare during the Middle Ages. It was revived in Italy and France during the Renaissance, and was subsequently imported to England.
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VariantIulius(Ancient Roman)
DiminutiveJuul(Dutch)
Feminine FormsIulia, Julia(Ancient Roman) Julia(English) Julia(German) Julia(Finnish) Julija(Lithuanian) Julia, Julie(Danish) Julia(Swedish) Julia, Julie(Norwegian) Julia(Dutch) Julie(Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesJules(French) Xulio(Galician) Giulio(Italian) Juliusz, Julek(Polish) Júlio(Portuguese) Iuliu(Romanian) Yuli, Yuliy(Russian) Július(Slovak) Julij(Slovene) Julio(Spanish) Yuliy(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingJúlius
User SubmissionJúlíus
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Entry updated January 21, 2022