What does Julian mean?

Julian means "Jupiter's child, downy"

How do we pronounce Julian?

Julian \ju-lian, jul-i-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Julian is sometimes used as a girl name meaning of name. Its pronunciation is JHUWLiyahN or JHUWLYahN in English, YUWLiyaaN in German, YUHLYaaN in Polish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Julian: 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)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)"

What is the origin of Julian?

Julian is used predominantly in the English, German, Spanish, and Polish languages, and its origin is Latin. The name is from the Roman nickname Julianus (Latin), which is itself from Julius. The name was borne by Flavius Claudius Julianus (332-363), also known as Julian the Apostate, who was the last polytheist Roman Emperor; he tried to re-institute Greco-Roman religion over Christianity in the Roman Empire. Several minor early saints also bore the name. The name was also bestowed on females in the medieval period, as borne by Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), one of the greatest English mystics. Up to the 16th century, the feminine use of the name had often been considered a variant of Gillian. The name was adopted regularly by English speakers by the 18th century. Julian is a variant of the name nicknames for Julius (English, German, and Greek) in the English, German, and Polish languages. The name name Juliana origin (Czech, Dutch, English, Slavic, Spanish, German, and Portuguese) is the female form of Julian. Julian has 21 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English include Halian definition (used in Zuni as well), name Jilian meaning, Jillian meaning of name, name Jilliann, name Jolyon meaning, Julean name popularity, Julen pronounciation, short names for Julianne, Julianus pronounciation, name Julio origin, short names for Julion, name Jullian, short names for Jullien, and Julyan meaning and origin. The diminutive forms baby name Jule and Jules meaning of name (used in Dutch and French as well) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Julian include name Giuliano meaning (Italian), Gyula name (Hungarian), Juliano pronounciation (Spanish), baby name Julián (Spanish), and Julien meaning of name (French). Julian is popular as a baby name for boys, and it can also be considered trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.370% of baby boys were given the name Julian. It ranked at #53 then. Within all boy names in its group, Julian was the most popular in 2010. 8 times more boys were named Julian than the next most popular name, meaning of Julius, in that year. Julian has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

A famous person named Julian is Rock Bandmember Julian Casablanca, New York, New York.

List of baby names Julian:

Julean name, Julion name popularity, name Jullian, Jaleen definition, Jalene pronounciation, meaning of Jayelan, meaning of Jayelen, Jelanee definition, Jelaney name variations, name Jelani meaning (African, English, and Igbo), nicknames for Jelanie, name Jelany, name Jilian meaning, name Jillian meaning (English), Jilliann name popularity, name Jocelyn (English), Jolyon name (English), Julianne meaning and origin, name Jullien origin, and Gilamou meaning of name.

The baby name Julian fun facts:

The name Julian in reverse order is "Nailuj".

The numerological value of the name Julian is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Julian?

Julian is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.40%
20130.40%
20120.39%
20110.40%
20100.40%
20090.37%
20080.37%
20070.33%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames