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Meaning

The name Julian has the following meaning:

The child of Jove; one who is youthful.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Julian is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 76 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Julian fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 1 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 62 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Julian in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Julian is pronounced as joo-lee-un

Origins

Julian originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Julian and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Julian: Boys - Cole, Dard, Jerome, Narcisse, Nicholas, Nico, Stephen, Girls - Andria, Damalis, Damans, Damia, Damiana, Effa, Eudora, Eugenia, Iphigeneia, Kristine, Marlys, Narcissa, Both genders - Agnes, Beryl

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Julian: Giulio, Jilian, Jillian, Jilliann, Jolyon, Julean, Julen, Jules, Juliano (Greek), Julianus, Julien, Julius, Jullien, Julyan

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Julian are: Jules

Style

We think the name Julian should fall under the following style category: Catholic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Julian to be: Jolly and generous

In one word, you might describe Julian as a(n) "generous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Julian (or its variants) are:

Julian Lennon, born on 8 April, a famous singer. Julian Lennon's background: An English singer, songwriter, musician.

Julian Bond, born on 14 January, a famous politician. Julian Bond's background: An American leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia during the early 1960s, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He has been Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1998.

Julian Huxley, born on 22 June, a famous biologist. Julian Huxley's background: An English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century evolutionary synthesis. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1935-1942), the first Director of UNESCO, and a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund.
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