Jules

See also: jules

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːlz/
• Rhymes: -uːlz
• Homophones: joules, jewels (one pronunciation)
• (as a French name) IPA^(key): /ʒuːl/

Etymology 1

From French. Doublet of Julius.

Proper noun

Jules

1. A male given name from French.

Derived terms

• Julesburg

Translations

masculine name from French

• Arabic: جُول (ar) m (jūl)
• Belarusian: Жуль m (Žulʹ)
• Bulgarian: Жул m (Žul)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 儒勒 (Rúlè)

• French: Jules (fr) m
• Greek: Ιούλιος (el) m (Ioúlios)
• Japanese: ジュール (ja) (Jūru)
• Korean: 쥘 (Jwil)
• Russian: Жюль (ru) m (Žulʹ)
• Ukrainian: Жуль m (Žulʹ)

Etymology 2

Diminutive, influenced by Etymology 1.

Alternative forms

• Jools

Proper noun

Jules (plural Juleses)

1. A unisex given name
   • 2026 April 29, Louis Staples, “Tradwives, sugar babies and OnlyFans: Euphoria’s misogyny feels like the manosphere’s wet dream”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer) dropped out of art school to be a full-time “sugar baby,” where she goes on dates with older men who give her money to fulfil their sexual fetishes.

   1. A diminutive of the male given names Julian or Julius
   2. A diminutive of the female given names Julia, Julie, Juliann, or Julianne

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒyl/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Proper noun

Jules m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Julius

Derived terms

• jules

Norman

Proper noun

Jules m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Julius

Related terms

• Julot