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What does Julian mean?
Julian 
[ju-lian]▲ 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) Jalian, Jolian, ..
(female) Julijo, Julyn, .. MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Julian Reuben (J.R.), ..
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 #45 in the U.S. in 2015. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2015)
Which version is better?
with its variant forms and related boy names. Popular related forms of Julian (#45 FROM RECENT DATA) are Julius (#312), Julio (#456), Julien (#627), Jules (#1691) and Jule. Usage of these forms of Julian was at its apex in 2015 (ADOPTION OF 0.5%), 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 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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