Julian Meaning

What does Julian mean?

The name Julian is of Greek and Latin origin.

The meaning of Julian is "downy-bearded, soft haired, implying youthful".

Julian is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Ju-li-an.

The Given Name Julian

Julian is a form of Julianus which is derived from Julius, a Roman family name which in turn may have been derived from the Greek word ioulos meaning "downy bearded or soft haired, implying youthful".

Some famous bearers of this name include: Julian Huxley, and Julian Mayali.

Julian Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 36 in baby name popularity for boys with 8,307 occurrences. It ranked 4,161 in baby name popularity for girls with 34 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 36 in baby name popularity for boys with 8,422 occurrences. It ranked 5,717 in baby name popularity for girls with 22 occurrences.

View the Julian Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Julian has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Julian to other names.

Julian Related Names

Julian is a form of Julianus.

Variants of the name Julian include Jullian.

The names Jolyon, Juliana, Juliane, Julianna, Julianne, Julien, Julienne, Jullien, Julyan, Yulian are all forms of Julian.

Julian has the diminutives (nicknames) Jools, Jules.

Famous Julians

Julian ~ Saint
Julian Huxley ~ Scientist
Julian Mayali ~ Saint
Julian McMahon ~ Actor
Julian of Antioch ~ Saint
Julian of Auvergne ~ Saint
Julian of Bologna ~ Saint
Julian of Caesarea ~ Saint
Julian of Saint Augustine ~ Saint
Julian Ovenden ~ Actor
Julian Sabbas the Elder ~ Saint
Julian Schnabel ~ Artist
Julian Schwinger ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1965

Julian Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Julian.

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Julian Name Fun

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