Julius name - Meaning of Julius
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 2
- Usage
- Ancient Roman, English, German, Latin
- Pronounced
- YOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman) , JOO-lee-əs (English) , YOO-lee-uws (German)
- Julius Meaning
- From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded". Alternatively, it could be related to the name of the Roman god Jupiter. This was a prominent patrician family of Rome, who claimed descent from the mythological Julus, son of Aeneas. Its most notable member was Gaius Julius Caesar, who is known for his clever conquest of Gaul. After a civil war he became the dictator of the Roman Republic, but was eventually stabbed to death in the senate. Although this name was borne by several early saints, including a pope, it was rare during the Middle Ages. It was revived in Italy and France during the Renaissance, and was subsequently imported to England. Julius is a variant of Julian. Julian originates in Latin language and means "wearing a soft beard". It used to be a very popular masculine given name during Roman times, than it lost its popularity and later gained it back, nowadays being very frequently used again.
Julius Related Names
Variant: Iulius (Ancient Roman)
Feminine Forms: Iulia, Julia (Ancient Roman), Jools, Jules, Julia, Julie (English), Julia (German)
Other Languages: Jules (French), Gyula (Hungarian), Giulio (Italian), Juliusz, Julek (Polish), Julio (Portuguese), Iuliu (Romanian), Yuli, Yuliy (Russian), Július (Slovak), Julij (Slovene), Julio (Spanish)
Julius Celebrities
Julius Boros - golfer, Julius Caesar - historical personality, Julius Curry - football player, Julius Jones - football player, Julius Matos - baseball player, Julius Williams - football player,
