Etymology

Related terms

• Gillian, Gill, Jill, Jillian, Juliana, Jilly, Julie, Juliet, Juliette.

Usage notes

Quotations

• Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

• 1826 The New-York Literary Gazette and American Athenaeum, July 8, 1826, J.G.Brooks&G.Bond, page 216:

  "Julia!" when alone he would exclaim; "what a sweet sounding and romantic name: Julia! what music and magic in its sound! 'tis a name worthy only the fairest and purest of creation!

• 2000 Luanne Rice, Follow the Stars Home, Bantam Books, ISBN 055311073X, page 93:

  "Why did you name her Julia?" Amy asked, letting the orange ice cream melt down the backs of her hands.

  "Because it sounds dignified."

Proper noun

1. of Latin origin, more popular in the form Julie.

Proper noun

1. of Latin origin.
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.

Proper noun

1. of Latin origin.
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.

Proper noun

1. , a less common form of Julie.

Proper noun

1. of Latin origin.
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.

Declension

Related terms

• popular informal forms: Julka, Juleńka, Julisia, and Jula. The last form is very popular in Eastern Europe region and western Russia.

Proper noun

1. of origin.

Proper noun

1. of Latin origin.
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.