Julian (disambiguation)
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Julian
Julian
Julian is a common male given name in Britain, United States, Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, France , Spain, Latin America and elsewhere....

is a given name, meaning "of the gens Julia".

People called Julian include:
  • Julian the Apostate
    Julian the Apostate
    Julian "the Apostate" , commonly known as Julian, or also Julian the Philosopher, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 and a noted philosopher and Greek writer....

     (331/332 – 363), Roman emperor
  • Salvius Julianus
    Salvius Julianus
    Lucius Octavius Cornelius Publius Salvius Julianus Aemilianus , generally referred to as Salvius Julianus, or Julian the Jurist, or simply Julianus [Iulianus], was a well known and respected jurist, public official, and politician who served in the Roman imperial state...

     (c.110-c.170), Roman jurist, often cited in legal texts as 'Julian' or 'Julianus'
  • Percy Lavon Julian (1899 – 1975), American chemist


Julian may also refer to:
  • associated with or named after Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar
    Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....

    • Julian calendar
      Julian calendar
      The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...

    • Julian day
      Julian day
      Julian day is used in the Julian date system of time measurement for scientific use by the astronomy community, presenting the interval of time in days and fractions of a day since January 1, 4713 BC Greenwich noon...

    • Julian Alps
      Julian Alps
      The Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains...

      , part of the Alps in Italy and Slovenia


toponymy
  • Julian, California
    Julian, California
    Julian is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,502, down from 1,621 at the 2000 census.Julian is an official California Historical Landmark No. 412...

  • Julian, Nebraska
    Julian, Nebraska
    Julian is a village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Julian is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Julian, North Carolina
    Julian, North Carolina
    Julian is an unincorporated community in southern Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It lies along North Carolina Highway 62, just east of U.S. Route 421....

  • Julian, Pennsylvania
    Julian, Pennsylvania
    Julian, is a census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 152 at the 2000 census...



titles
  • Julian (historical novel)
    Julian (historical novel)
    Julian by Gore Vidal is a work of historical fiction written primarily in the first person dealing with the life of the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, , who reigned 360-363 CE.-Novel:...

    , a novel by Gore Vidal about the emperor

See also

  • Jullien
  • Saint Julian
    Saint Julian
    Saint Julian may refer to:*Julian of Antioch , venerated as a Christian martyr of the fourth century*Julian of Norwich , one of the greatest English mystics*Julian of Toledo , Roman Catholic but born to Jewish parents...

  • Académie Julian
    Académie Julian
    The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...

    , a former art school in Paris
  • Julien Inc., a stainless steel fabrication company
  • Count Julian, a modern novel by Juan Goytisolo
    Juan Goytisolo
    Juan Goytisolo is a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He currently lives in a voluntary self-exile in Marrakech.-Background:Juan Goytisolo was born to an aristocratic family...

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