Julian - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Julian \j(u)-lian\ 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Julian. Click here to compare Julian with related baby names.