Julian

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See also: Julián and Júlian

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Julian

  1. The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.
  2. A male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius.
  3. A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian.
  4. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A French surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Julien.
  6. A locale in the United States.
    1. A village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.
    2. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California; named for early settler Mike Julian.
    3. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
    5. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
    6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.

Quotations

  • 1813 George Crabbe, Tracy, Poems by George Crabbe, Adolphus William Ward,The University Press (1907), page 455:
    "I'll give the Boy a Name you must approve: / He shall be Julian!" "An heroic Name / Of some old fool!" said the indignant Dame. / "Fool!" said the Husband; "nay, a glorious Prince; / Nor have Mankind beheld his equal since, / He the whole World from Superstition Free'd / And left the Bigots neither Cross or Creed.
  • 1968, Robin Maugham, The Second Window, McGraw - Hill, page 275:
    I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.

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Adjective

Julian

  1. Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
  2. Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
  3. Of or relating to the Julia programming language.

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Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Julian. Also from Spanish Julián.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ju‧lian

Proper noun

Julian

  1. a male given name from English or Spanish

Danish

Proper noun

Julian

  1. a male given name derived from Latin Julianus

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin iūliānus.

Proper noun

Julian m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • son of Julian: Juliansson
  • daughter of Julian: Juliansdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Julian
Accusative Julian
Dative Juliani
Genitive Julians

Finnish

Proper noun

Julian

  1. genitive singular of Julia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Julian.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Julian m

  1. a male given name, English variant of Julien

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Julian m (proper noun, strong, genitive Julians)

  1. a male given name from Latin Julianus

Norwegian

Proper noun

Julian

  1. a male given name derived from Latin Julianus

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Jūliānus.

Proper noun

Julian m pers (female equivalent Juliana or Julianna)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julian
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Julian f

  1. genitive plural of Juliana

Further reading

  • Julian in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Julián.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Julián (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from Spanish