Julian

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See also: Julián and Júlian

English

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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

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  • 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

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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

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Julian. Also from Spanish Julián.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ju‧lian

Proper noun

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Julian

  1. a male given name from English or Spanish

Danish

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Proper noun

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Julian

  1. a male given name derived from Latin Julianus

Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Latin iūliānus.

Proper noun

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Julian m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Julian
Accusative Julian
Dative Juliani
Genitive Julians

Finnish

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Proper noun

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Julian

  1. genitive singular of Julia

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Julian.

Pronunciation

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Julian m

  1. a male given name, English variant of Julien

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Julian m (proper noun, strong, genitive Julians)

  1. a male given name from Latin Julianus

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Julian

  1. a male given name derived from Latin Julianus

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin Jūliānus.

Proper noun

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Julian m pers (female equivalent Juliana or Julianna)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julian
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Julian f

  1. genitive plural of Juliana

Further reading

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  • Julian in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Julián.

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Julián (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from Spanish