Julia name - Meaning of Julia
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Latin
- Pronounced
- JOO-lee-ə (English) , YOO-lee-ah (German) , HOO-lyah (Spanish) , YUWL-yah (Polish) , YOO:-lee-ah (Ancient Roman)
- Julia Meaning
- Feminine form of Julius. A person by this name has a brief mention in the New Testament. It was borne by a few early saints and martyrs, including the patron saint of Corsica. Shakespeare used the name in his comedy 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' (1594). It has been common as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the 18th century. A famous bearer is American actress Julia Roberts (1967-). Julia originates in Latin language and means "soft-haired". It is a feminine form of Julius. Julia was the name of a character in the Bible, as well as the name of several martyrs and saints, including Julia of Corsica and Julia of Merida. It is also the character in Shakespeare"s play The Gentlemen of Verona. In the English-speaking countries it has been regularly used since the 18th century and has always been one of the most popular feminine given names in the United States. It was popularized by the American actress Julia Roberts. It functions as a surname as well.
Julia Related Names
Variants: Julie (English), Iulia (Ancient Roman), Jolette, Juleen, Juliana, Juliet, Juline, Julinka, Yuliana, Giulia
Diminutives: Jools, Jules (English), Julita (Polish)
Masculine Forms: Julius (English), Julius (German), Julio (Spanish), Julek, Juliusz (Polish), Iulius, Julius (Ancient Roman)
Other Languages: Yuliya (Bulgarian), Júlia (Catalan), Julija (Croatian), Julie, Juliette (French), Julitta (History), Júlia, Juli, Juliska, Lili (Hungarian), Iúile (Irish), Giulia, Giulietta (Italian), Julija (Lithuanian), Júlia, Julinha (Portuguese), Iulia (Romanian), Yulia, Yuliya (Russian), Júlia (Slovak), Julija (Slovene)
Julia Celebrities
Julia Roberts - actress, Julia Grant - U.S. First Lady in the 19th century, Julia Louis-Dreyfus - actress, Julia Stiles - actress, Julia Ann - actress, Julia Beers - artist, Julia Cameron - British artist, Julia Carson - politician, Julia Child - chef, Julia Clancy-Smith - writer, Julia Denton - actress, Julia Dollison - jazz artist, Julia Fields - writer, Julia Hartwig - writer, Julia Holland - writer, Julia Howe - poet, Julia Jumbo - artist, Julia Levy - published author, Julia Lowell - writer, Juliana Hatfield - musician, Juliana Martins - model, Juliana Texley - writer,
