Julian

Julian

See also: Julián and Júlian

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (CDP in Pennsylvania): IPA(key): /d͡ʒuː.liˈæn/
  • Rhymes: -uːliən

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.
    • 2020 May 8, Oliver Darcy, “Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting”, in CNN[1]:
      Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University history professor and CNN analyst, agreed.
  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.
  7. (geology) A sub-age from 229.6 ± 2.0 to 222.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

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.

Alternative forms

  • (male given name): Jolyon, Julyan
  • (English surname): Jullian, Julyan, Gillian

Derived terms

Translations

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.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Albanian

Proper noun

Julian m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Julian
singular
indefinite definite
nominative Julian Juliani
accusative Julianin
dative/ablative Juliani Julianit

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

Matronymics

  • Julian's son: Juliansson
  • Julian's daughter: 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

    • IPA(key): /ʒy.ljɑ̃/

    Proper noun

    Julian m

    1. a male given name, English variant of Julien

    German

    Pronunciation

    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

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈju.ljan/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uljan
    • Syllabification: Ju‧lian

    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[2] (in Polish)

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish Julián.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hulˈjan/ [hʊlˈjan̪]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -an
      • Syllabification: Jul‧ian

      Proper noun

      Julián (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

      1. a male given name from Spanish