Julia (given name)

Feminine given name
  • English: /ˈdʒuːliə/ JOO-lee-ə
  • Russian: [ˈjulʲɪjə]
  • Ukrainian: [ˈjul⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ]
  • Polish: [ˈjulja]
  • Hungarian: [ˈjuːliɒ]
  • Spanish: [ˈxulja]
  • Catalan: [ˈʒuli.ə]
GenderFeminineOther genderMasculineJulio, Julius, Julian, JulienOriginLanguage(s)LatinMeaning"of the gens Julia, a descendant of Julus"Other namesRelated namesJulie, Iulia, Yulia, Juliana, Julianna, Jill, Jillian, Juliette, Giuliana

Julia is a usually [citation needed] feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name Julia had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.

Statistics

Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 39th most popular name for girls born in Canada in 2022;[1] the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013[2] and the most popular name in Austria.[3][4]

The programming language Julia, is a rare one using a feminine name (the, likely, earliest one is Ada, another earlier is Ruby and later Crystal). The language Julia is however not named after (a specific) woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer Ada Lovelace. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g. Pascal and Haskell are named after men.

People

Ancient world

  • Julia (women of the Julii Caesares):
    • Julia (wife of Sulla) (c. 129 BC–c. 104 BC), first wife of Sulla
    • Julia (wife of Marius) (c. 130 BC–69 BC)
    • Julia (mother of Mark Antony) (104 BC–after 39 BC)
    • Julia Major (sister of Julius Caesar) (before 101 BC–?)
    • Julia Minor (sister of Julius Caesar) (101 BC–51 BC), maternal grandmother of Emperor Augustus Caesar
    • Julia (daughter of Caesar) (c. 76 BC–54 BC)
    • Livia Drusilla (58 BC–29 AD), also known as Julia Augusta, wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar
    • Julia the Elder (39 BC–14 AD), daughter of Emperor Augustus
    • Julia Livia (before 14–43), granddaughter of Emperor Tiberius
    • Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger (15–59), daughter of the general Germanicus and fourth wife of Emperor Claudius
    • Julia Drusilla (16–38), daughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula
    • Julia Livilla (18-late AD 41 or early AD 42), daughter of Germanicus, youngest sister of Caligula
    • Julia Drusilla (39–41), daughter of Emperor Caligula
  • Julia the Younger (actually Vipsania Julia, 19 BC–c. AD 29), daughter of Julia the Elder
  • Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa) (28–after 81), Julia Berenice, princess of the Herodian Dynasty
  • Julia Urania (fl. 1st century), wife of Roman client king Ptolemy of Mauretania
  • Julia Procilla, mother of Gallo-Roman general Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40–93)
  • Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus III) (before 17–c. 52), Queen of Commagene
  • Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus IV) (c. 45–after 96), Queen of Cetis
  • Julia Iotapa (Cilician princess) (c. 80–2nd century), Princess of Cilicia
  • Julia Mamaea (wife of Polemon II of Pontus) (fl. 1st century), second wife of Polemon II of Pontus
  • Julia (daughter of Tigranes VI of Armenia) (fl. 1st century-possibly 2nd century), Herodian Princess of Armenia
  • Julia Agricola (64–?), daughter of general Gnaeus Julius Agricola and wife to historian Tacitus
  • Julia Flavia (64–91), daughter of emperor Titus
  • Julia Balbilla (72–after 130), poet and companion of Hadrian's wife Vibia Sabina
  • Julia Tertulla (fl. 1st–2nd century), daughter of suffect consul Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus
  • Julia Serviana Paulina (died before 136?), niece of Emperor Hadrian
  • Julia Crispina, princess and granddaughter of Julia Berenice
  • Julia Fadilla, younger half-sister to Emperor Antoninus Pius and paternal aunt to Empress Faustina the Younger
  • Julia Domna (160–217), empress and wife of Emperor Septimius Severus
  • Julia Maesa (c. 165–c. 224), Domna's sister
  • Julia Soaemias (180–222), daughter to Julia Maesa and mother of emperor Elagabalus
  • Julia Avita Mamaea (after 180–235), Soaemias' sister and mother of emperor Alexander Severus
  • Julia Severa or Severina (fl. 3rd century), daughter of Emperor Philip the Arab
  • One of the Martyrs of Zaragoza (died c. 303)
  • Julia of Mérida (died 304), martyr
  • Julia of Corsica (died on or after 439), virgin martyr

Modern world

Fictional characters

  • Julia (Nineteen Eighty-Four), a character in Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
  • Julia (Rave Master), a character in manga series Rave Master
  • Julia (Sesame Street), a character with autism in the children's television series Sesame Street
  • Julia, a character in The Ragwitch by Garth Nix
  • Julia, a character in William Shakespeare's play Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • Julia, a character in the anime series Cowboy Bebop
  • Julia Argent, a character from the Netflix series, Carmen Sandiego (TV series)
  • Julia Baker, a character from the 1960's television series, Julia (1968 TV series)
  • Julia Chang, character in the Tekken video game series
  • Julia "Jules" Cobb, a character played by Courteney Cox on the comedy series Cougar Town
  • Julia Crichton, the female protagonist in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
  • Donna Julia, a character in the poem "Don Juan" by Lord Byron
  • Julia Fernandez, a character from the manga and anime Beyblade G-Revolutions
  • Julie "Finn" Finlay, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Julia Flyte, a character in Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
  • Julia Goodway, a character in the 2013 animated series PAW Patrol (originally named Justina Goodway)
  • Julia Graham, a character in the 2010 adaptation of Parenthood
  • Julia Houston, a character played by Debra Messing on the TV series Smash
  • Julia McNamara, a character on the U.S. television series Nip/Tuck
  • Julia Ogden, a character in the Canadian television series Murdoch Mysteries
  • Julia Sugarbaker, a character in the sitcom Designing Women
  • Julia Feingold, minor character from the novel serie «The Trials of Apollo» by Rick Riordan.

List of variants

See also

  • Julian
  • Julie (given name)
  • Juliet (disambiguation)
  • Julija, given name
  • Yulia, given name
  • Yuliya, given name

References

  1. ^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "Top 50 Most Popular Girls' & Boys' Baby Names for 2013 in Poland". diminutive-names.com. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Julia". Behind the Name. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ "What Are the Most Common German Names for Boys and Girls?". about.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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