Julian - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Julian \j(u)-

is pronounced JOO-lee-en. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "Jove's child". Variant of Julius, the family clan name of several of the most powerful Roman emperors. First used in the 18th century. Julien is the French form popular in France. See also Giuliano. Musician Julian Lennon; activist Julian Bond.

Julian has 8 variant forms: Jolyon, Jules, Juliano, Julianus, Julien, Julio, Julius and Julyan.

Baby names that sound like Julian are Elian, Jalin, Gilian and Jalan.

Julian is a very common first name for men (#276 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2828 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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