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What does Julia mean?
Julia ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced joo-lee-AH, zhoo-lee-AH. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Julia is "youthful; Jove's child". Feminine of Julius. Used among the early Christians, but seldom found in the Middle Ages. Chef Julia Child; opera celebrity Julia Migenes; actresses Julia Ormond, Julia Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Stiles.
Variations
VARIANTS Giulia, Giuliana, Giulianna, Giulianne, Giulietta, Jiulia, Joleta, Joletta, Jolette▼, Julaine, Julayna, Julee, Juleen, Julena, Juley, Juli▼, Juliaeta, Juliaetta, Juliana▲, Juliane, Juliann, Julianne, Julie▼, Julienne, Juliet▲, Julieta▲, Julietta, Juliette▲, Julina, Juline, Julinka, Juliska, Julissa▼, Julita, Julitta, Julyana, Julyanna, Julyet, Julyetta, Julyette, Julyne, Yulia, Yuliya
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Joalia, ..
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Julia Thea (J.T.), ..
How popular is Julia?
Julia is a very prominent first name for females (#89 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#24386 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Julia reached its highest rank of #27 in the U.S. in 2001, and is at #93 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Giulia (#1749 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Giuliana (#675), Giulianna, Giulietta, Jolette, Julee, Juli, Juliana (#151), Juliane, Juliann, Julianne (#1150), Julie (#588), Julienne, Juliet (#242), Julieta (#528), Julietta (#1572), Juliette (#185) and Julissa (#710) are the prominent variation forms of Julia (#93). Adoption of these relations of Julia was more pronounced in the 1960s (ADOPTION OF 1.2%) and is somewhat lower today (ADOPTION 0.6%, ▼49%). Julia is the steady favorite, though Julieta has gained in usage, while versions like Julissa are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Julia▼ is pronounced similarly to Gelya, Giula, Giullia, Jalea, Jayla, Jeyla, Jilli, Jillie, Jilly, Jiuliya, Jiyulia, Joela, Joella, Jola, Jolee, Joley, Joli, Jolie▲, Joly, Joolie, Jullee, Jullia, Jullie, Jully and July. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alia▲, Allia, Auria, Belia, Delia▼, Dulsia, Dumia, Eulia, Fulvia, Halia, Helia, Illia, Jalin, Jalisa▼, Jelina, Jelka, Jilian, Jinia, Jioia, Jocia, Jolin, Jolina, Jolisa, Juana, Judi▼, Judit, Judita, Julisa▼, Julisha, Junia, Junita, Justa, Kalia, Lalia, Lelia▼, Lilia▲, Lucia▲, Malia▲, Melia, Nelia, Nubia, Olia, Pelia, Rubia, Selia, Silia, Talia▲, Tulia, Tullia and Zalia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Julia.
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