Julian (given name)
| Gender | Neutral |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "youthful", "shiny", "juvenile" [1] |
| 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), Iulian in Romanian and elsewhere.
From the Roman name Julianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the Roman emperor Julian (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).[2]
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)
- Юлиян
- 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 First Jewish–Roman War
- 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
- Julian of Eclanum, Italian Christian bishop
- Julianus ben Sabar (Julian ben Sabar, fl. 529–531), leader of the Samaritans
- Julian, Count of Ceuta (fl. 710), Visigothic hero/traitor
Arts
- Julian Adams, American actor
- Julian Edwin Adderley, better known as Cannonball Adderley, American jazz musician
- Julian Austin, Canadian musician
- Julian Bahula, South African drummer, composer and bandleader
- Julien Baker, American musician (female)
- 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 Kostov, Bulgarian actor, filmmaker, and athlete
- Julian LeBlanc, Canadian 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 Rogers, Caribbean broadcaster and journalist
- Julian Sands, English actor
- Julian Scanlan, electronic music producer and DJ known as Slushii
- Julian Simon, American professor and author
- Julian Slade, English composer
- 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
- Julian Castro
- 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 (c. 386 – c. 455), bishop of Eclanum, leader of the Pelagians
- 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
- 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 Blackmon (born 1998), American football player
- Julian Brandt, German footballer
- Julian Draxler, German footballer
- Julian Dunn (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
- Julian Edelman (born 1986), American football player
- 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
- Julian Kelly, English-born Irish footballer
- Julien Lorcy, French boxer
- Julian Love (born 1998), American football player
- Julian Merryweather (born 1991), American professional baseball player
- Julián Morrinson, Cuban discus thrower
- Julian Nagelsmann, German football manager
- Julian Okwara (born 1997), American football player
- Julián Sotelo, Spanish javelin thrower
- Julian Spence, American football player
- Julian Wade (born 1990), Dominican footballer
- Julianus Wagemans (1890–1965), Belgian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Julian Weigl, German football player
- Julian Wilson (born 1940), former BBC horse-racing correspondent
- Julian Wilson (surfer) (born 1988), Australian surfer
Other
- 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 Blackthorn, protagonist of Cassandra Clare's series The Dark Artifices
- 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
- Julian, a supporting character in Ice Age: Collision Course.
- Julian Star, the Cardcaptors name for the Cardcaptor Sakura character Yukito Tsukishiro, voiced by Sam Vincent
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Julian
- All pages with titles containing Julian
- Julian (disambiguation)
- Julian (surname)
- Jolyon
- Jullien
- Juliano (given name)
- Julian (surname)
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