What does Julia mean?

Julia means "Jupiter's child, downy"

How do we pronounce Julia?

Julia \ju-lia, jul-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Julia is pronounced JHUWLiyah (English). It is pronounced in German as YUWLiyaa, in Polish as YUHLYaa, or in Spanish as HHUWLYaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Julia: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)"

What is the origin of Julia?

Julia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English, German, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. The name Julia means 'Jupiter meaning's child, downy'. Biblical name derived from the word iovilius with the meaning 'dedicated to Jupiter'. An original form of the name is Julia (Latin). The Roman first name was borne in the Bible by a woman whom Paul addressed in his Epistle to the Romans. The name was also borne by various early saints. In literature, the name was borne by a character in the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona (1592). The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 16th century, and saw a growth in popularity from the revival of classical names in the 18th century. Julia is the feminine form of the English, German, and Greek short names for Julius. Julia is a widely used name; it has 82 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Julia comprise Gillie definition, meaning of Giulia (used in Italian as well), baby name Giulianna, Giulie meaning of name, Huria meaning and origin, Jiulia name variations, Joleta pronounciation, Joletta name variations, Jolette pronounciation, name Jolyon, Jooley name popularity, meaning of Joolie, Julaine definition, what does the name Julayna mean, Julea pronounciation, name Juleah meaning, Juleen pronounciation, name Julena origin, short names for Juley, Juli name popularity (used in Hungarian as well), Juliaeta definition, name Juliaetta origin, name Julian origin, Juliana definition (used in Czech, Dutch, Slavic, and Spanish as well), Juliann name popularity, Julianna meaning (used in Hungarian as well), name Julianne origin, name Julienne origin, Juliet definition (used in French as well), nicknames for Julina, meaning of Juline, Julinka meaning and origin, what does the name Julio mean, name Julisa, name Julisha meaning, Julissa pronounciation, Julitta meaning and origin, nicknames for Jullian, what does the name July mean, Julyana name, name Julyanna, nicknames for Julyet, baby name Julyetta, Julyette definition, short names for Julyne, Julyssa meaning of name, nicknames for Sulia, name Ulya origin, and Yulika name popularity. Other English forms comprise the diminutives name Juel meaning, Julie definition (used in French, and Scandinavian as well), and Juliette name variations (used in French as well), and the spelling variant what does the name Julee mean. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Italian Giulietta meaning, the Romanian short names for Iulia, the Czech, Polish, and Slavic Jula meaning, the Czech Julca definition, the Polish what does the name Julcia mean, the Hungarian nicknames for Julcsa, the Basque Julene meaning and origin, the Spanish what does the name Juliaca mean, the French meaning of Juliane, the Hungarian name Julianka origin, the German Julica meaning and origin, the French and Spanish Julieta name, the Slavic short names for Julija, the Czech and Hungarian Juliska name, the Spanish Julita meaning, the Czech and Polish name Julka meaning, the Irish baby name Sile, the Scottish what does the name Sileas mean, the Slavic short names for Yula, the Basque Yulene name popularity, the Russian name Yulia, the Russian nicknames for Yulinka, the Russian Yuliya meaning, the Russian Yulka meaning of name, and the Russian nicknames for Yulya. The diminutives name Jule (German), what does the name Jules mean (French), and name Julika meaning (German and Hungarian) are other foreign forms. Julia is popular as a baby girl name. In 1900, 0.556% of baby girls were named Julia. It had a ranking of #46 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then, and is in recent times of modest use. In 2010, it ranked at #55 with a usage of 0.239%, however it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Julia was twice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, Juliana definition, in 2010. Julia has mainly been a baby girl name, although in the last century it has also been used for boys. There were 82 times more baby girls than boys who were named Julia in 1908.

The following famous people share the name Julia:

  • Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born 13 January 1961, New York, New York
  • Actress Julia Roberts, born 28 October 1967, Smyrna, Georgia
  • Actress Julia Stiles, born 28 March 1981, New York, New York
  • Actress Lana Turner, born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner 8 February 1920 - 29 June 1995, Wallace, Idaho
  • Chef Julia Child, born Julia McWilliams 15 August 1912 - 12 August 2004, Pasadena, California
  • Poet Julia Ward Howe, born 27 May 1819 - 17 October 1910, New York, New York
  • Rock Musicians Julia Volkova, born 2000, Moscow, Russia
  • US First Lady Julia Dent Grant, born 26 January 1826 - 14 December 1902, St
  • Louis, Missouri.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Julia:

the name baby name Julea, the English Jacilynn name, the English baby name Jaclynn, the name nicknames for Jacquella, the name what does the name Jaela mean, the name Jahaziel name variations, the name short names for Jahaziell, the name what does the name Jakaela mean, the name name Jakaila, the name Jalea name variations, the name Jaleah meaning of name, the name name Jaleala origin, the Arabic name Jaleela, the name nicknames for Jaleelah, the name what does the name Jalia mean, the Arabic and English Jalila name, the name Jalilah meaning, the name Jaliya name variations, the English name Jaliyah origin, and the name short names for Jalyla.

The baby name Julia fun facts:

The name Julia in reverse order is "Ailuj".

The numerological value of the name Julia is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Julia?

Julia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.20%
20130.21%
20120.22%
20110.25%
20100.26%
20090.27%
20080.30%
20070.32%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames