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What does Julian mean?
Julian 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced JOO-lee-en. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Julian is "youthful; Jove's child". Variant of Julius, the family clan name of several of the most powerful Roman emperors. First used in the 18th century. See also Giuliano. Musician Julian Lennon; activist Julian Bond.
ASSOCIATED WITH youthful (red), clan (surname), powerful, roman, emperors (king), 18th century
Variations
VARIANTS Jolyon, Jules▼, Juliano, Julianus, Julien▲, Julio, Julius▼, Julyan
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA JULIUS Jule
FEMININE FORMS Gillian, Jillian, Juliana
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Julian Tru (J.T.), ..
How popular is Julian?
Julian is a very popular first name for males (#276 out of 1220, Top 23%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2277 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Julian reached its top position of #39 in the U.S. in 2016. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Julian (#39 FROM RECENT DATA) are Julius (#340), Julio (#489), Julien (#619), Jules (#1811) and Jule. Usage of these forms of Julian was at its apex in 2016 (ADOPTION OF 0.6%), except for versions such as Jules which have become somewhat outmoded. Julian and Julien are two of the more chic birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Julian▲ is pronounced similarly to Jaelan, Jaelin, Jailin, Jalan, Jalen▼, Jalenn, Jalon, Jaylan▼ and Jaylin▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ailean, Allan▼, Arian, Brian▼, Cillian, Colan, Colman, Cullan, Curran, Dallan, Damian▲, Delman, Dillan▼, Dyllan, Eilan, Eilean, Eilian, Eirian, Elian▲, Filian, Gilian, Gillan, Gilman, Gullan, Jacan, Jacian, Jadrian, Jalin, Jaliyl, Jallal, Jaquan▼, Jarin, Jean▼, Jeavan, Jediah, Jentian, Jeriah, Jesiah, Jevan, Jian, Jordan, Jorian, Joslin, Juan, Jul, Julee (see July), Juli, Junius▼, Jurian, Justan, Juwan▼, Kalan, Kilian, Lucan, Lucian▲, Lukan, Nolan▲, Nollan, Rylan, Salman, Sulaiman, Suman, Sylvan, Tilman, Vyvian and Zalman. These names tend to be less commonly used than Julian.
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