Julian (given name)

This article is about the use of Julian as an individual's name. For the Roman emperor, see Julian (emperor). For other uses, see Julian (disambiguation).

Julian

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"youthful, downy"
Region of origin	Europe
Other names
Related names	Julius, Julianne, Julio, Julia, Jolyon, Juliano, Julie, Jillian, Julien

Julian is a common male given name in Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France (as Julien), Italy (as Giuliano), Spain, Latin America (as Julián in Spanish and Juliano or Julião in Portuguese) and elsewhere.

From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).

Variations

Some variations of the name are:

• Iúileán
• Julius
• Juliana
• Giuliano
• Jolyon
• Julian
• Julián
• Julijan
• Juliyan
• Julien
• Julyan
• Jullyan
• Juleane
• Julean
• Juliaan
• Julianne
• Julion
• Julyin
• Julyon
• Juliano
• Julen
• Juliene
• Julienn
• Julienne
• Jullien
• Jullin
• Julyen
• Jülyen
• Jullian
• Ιουλιανός (Iulianos, Ioulianos)
• Juljan
• Illán
• Iulian
• Iulică
• Turiano
• Lulo
• Juli
• Gabelica
• Xulián
• Xián
• Xiao

People

Notable people named Julian/Julien include:

Antiquity

• Marcus Antonius Julianus, a procurator of Judea from 66–70 AD during the time of the Great Jewish Revolt
• Tettius Julianus (fl.  70 ADs), commander of a legion under Marcus Aponius Saturninus
• Salvius Julianus (c.110–c.170), Roman jurist, often cited in legal texts as 'Julian' or 'Julianus'
• Didius Julianus (133 or 137–193), Roman emperor (rarely known as Julian I.)
• Gaius Asinius Nicomachus Julianus (185–?), Proconsul of Asia
• Sabinus Julianus (fl. 283–293), also known as Julian of Pannonia, Roman usurper
• Julius Julianus (fl. 315–325), grandfather of the emperor Julian, Roman administrator under Constantine the Great
• Amnius Anicius Julianus (fl.  322–329), politician of the Roman Empire
• Julian (emperor) (332–363), Flavius Claudius Julianus, Roman emperor (rarely known as Julian II.)
• Julianus Pomerius, a Christian priest in fifth century Gaul
• Julianus ben Sabar (Julian ben Sabar, fl. 529–531), leader of the Samaritans
• Julian, Count of Ceuta (fl. 710), Visigothic hero/traitor

Arts

• Charles-André Julien, French historian
• Julian Adams, American actor
• Julian Edwin Adderley, better known as Cannonball Adderley, American jazz musician
• Julian Austin, Canadian musician
• Julian Barnes, English novelist
• Julian Barratt, English actor, comedian, and musician
• Julian Bleach English actor
• Julian Bream, English classical musician
• Julian Casablancas, American rock musician
• Julian Clary, English comedian
• Julian Cochran, English classical composer
• Julian Cope, English rock musician
• Sean Julian Danielsen, guitarist and lead vocalist for American rock bands Smile Empty Soul and World Fire Brigade
• Julien Dillens, Belgian sculptor
• Julien Duvivier, French film director
• Julian Fellowes, English actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter and Conservative Party life peer
• Julian Glover, English actor
• Julien Green, American novelist (French-born and wrote in French)
• Julian Hamilton, Australian musician
• Julian Miles Holland, better known as Jools Holland, musician
• Julien Josephson, American screenwriter
• Julian Koster, American musician
• Julian LeBlanc, actor, producer, and celebrity blogger
• Julien Leclercq, French poet and art critic
• Julian Lennon, English musician
• Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist
• Julian Marley, English/Jamaican musician
• Julian May, American fiction writer (female)
• Julian McMahon, Australian actor and model
• Julian Mitchell, English screenwriter, novelist
• Julian Morris, English actor
• Julian Morrow, Australian comedian
• Julian Opie, English artist
• Julian Rachlin, Lithuanian Jewish / Austrian classical musician
• Julian Rhind-Tutt, English actor
• Julian Richards, Welsh film director
• Julian Sands, English actor
• Julian Simon, American professor and author
• Julien Temple, English documentary, film, and music video director
• Julian Trevelyan, English artist and poet
• Julian Turner, American singer
• Julian Tuwim, Polish poet

Politics

• Julian Assange (born 1971), Australian Internet activist
• Julian Bond (1940-2015), African American civil rights leader
• Julien Chouinard, French Canadian lawyer and judge
• Julian Dufreche, Clerk of Court and President of the Board of Election Supervisors for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• Julian B. Erway (1899–1970), New York politician
• Julian Hartridge, American politician
• Julien Lahaut, Belgian politician and political activist
• Julián García Vargas, Spanish politician
• Julian Reed, Canadian politician

Religion

• St. Julian of Toledo (642–690), a Christian saint
• Julian, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1077-1110
• St. Julian the Hospitaller, legendary Roman Catholic saint
• St. Julian of Le Mans, venerated as first bishop of Le Mans
• Julian of Norwich (1342 – c. 1413), woman English mystic
• Sts. Julian and Basilissa, fourth-century martyrs
• Julian of Eclanum
• Julian of Antioch (of Cilicia, of Anazarbus)
• Friar Julian, Hungarian Dominican friar, explorer
• Julian I of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox patriarch
• Julien Mory Sidibé, Malian bishop

Sciences

• Percy Lavon Julian, 20th-century American chemist
• Julian W. Hill (1904-1996), American chemist, inventor of nylon
• Julian Huxley, English biologist and first director of UNESCO
• Julian Jaynes, 20th-century American psychologist
• Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French physician and philosopher
• Julian Schwinger, nobel prize winning American physicist.

Sports

• Julien Arias, French rugby footballer
• Julian Austin, Canadian field hockey player
• Julian Brandt, German footballer
• Julian Draxler, German footballer
• Julian Edelman (born 1986), American NFL football player for the New England Patriots
• Julian Forte (born 1993), Jamaican sprinter
• Julien Fountain, English cricket coach
• Julian Golley, English athlete
• Julian Hodgson, English chess grandmaster and former British champion
• Julian Illingworth, American squash professional
• Julian Jasinski, German basketball player
• Julian Jenkins, American football player for the Buccaneers
• Julian Kelly, English-born Irish footballer
• Julien Lorcy, French boxer
• Julián Morrinson, Cuban discus thrower
• Julián Sotelo, Spanish javelin thrower
• Julian Spence, American football player
• Julianus Wagemans (1890–1965), Belgian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Julian Wilson (born 1940), former BBC horse-racing correspondent
• Julian Wilson (surfer) (born 1988), Australian surfer

Other

• Julian Bashore (born 1972), American businessman
• Julian Cook (1916–1990), distinguished American Army officer of World War II
• Julian Hodge (1904–2004), English/Welsh banker, businessman
• Julian Knight (born 1968), Australian mass murderer
• Julian Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julian Pottage, renowned Bridge player

Fictional

• Julian Sark, fictional character of the television series Alias
• Dr. Julian Bashir, chief medical officer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Julian, a main character in the Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys.
• Julian "Bean" Delphiki, one of the main characters in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series
• King Julien XIII, Lord-of-the-Lemurs, a character from the animated Madagascar movie franchise and the TV cartoon series The Penguins of Madagascar
• Julian Konzern, character from the anime and manga series Beyblade: Metal Masters
• Julian Kintobor, now known as Ivo Robotnik, the primary antagonist of the Sonic series
• Julian Baker, character on the CW television series One Tree Hill
• Julian and Sandy were regular characters in BBC Radio comedy Round the Horne

See also

• Jolyon
• Jullien