Julian

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/ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən//ˌd͡ʒuː.liˈæn/

proper noun

The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jolyon · alternative Julyan · alternative Jullian · alternative Julyan · alternative Gillian

  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.

    Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University history professor and CNN analyst, agreed.

    2020 May 8, Oliver Darcy, “Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2020
    1 more example

    Watching his wife give birth two weeks ago was all the inspiration Julian Wilson needed to “suck it up” and power through the pain barrier to win his first Quiksilver Pro surfing title.

    2018 March 16, “Inspiration of childbirth pushes Julian Wilson through pain barrier to surf title”, in The Guardian, sourced from Australian Associated Press, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2018
  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. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.
  7. geographyA sub-age from 229.6 ± 2.0 to 222.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
adjective
  1. Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
  2. Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
  3. Of or relating to the Julia programming language.

Origin

  1. LatinIūliānus
  2. EnglishJulian

Ultimately from Latin Iūliānus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ῐ̓ουλῐᾱνός
  • Ῐ̓ουλῐᾱνός (Ĭoulĭānós)male given name
Arabic جُولِيَان
  • جُولِيَان (Jūliyān)male given name
Basque Julen
  • Julenmale given name
Bengali জুলীয়
  • জুলীয় (Juliẏo)male given name
Bulgarian Юлиа́н, Джу́лиан
  • Юлиа́н (Julián)male given name
  • Джу́лиан (Džúlian)male given name
  • юлиàнски (juliànski)of or relating to Julius Caesar
Catalan Julià
  • Juliàmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 朱利安
  • 朱利安 (Zhūlì'ān)male given name
Czech juliánský
  • juliánskýof or relating to Julius Caesar
Danish Julian
  • Julianmale given name
Dutch Julian
  • Julianmale given name
Finnish juliaaninen
  • juliaaninenof or relating to Julius Caesar
French Julien, Julian
  • Julienmale given name
  • Julianmale given name
  • julienof or relating to Julius Caesar
German Julian, julianisch
  • Julianmale given name
  • julianischof or relating to Julius Caesar
Greek Ιουλιανός
  • Ιουλιανός (Ioulianós)male given name
Hindi जूलियन
  • जूलियन (Jūliyan)male given name
Italian Giuliano
  • Giulianomale given name
Japanese ジュリアン
  • ジュリアン (Jurian)male given name
Korean 줄리언
  • 줄리언 (Jullieon)male given name
Lithuanian Julijonas
  • Julijonasmale given name
Māori Huriana
  • Hurianamale given name
Norwegian Julian
  • Julianmale given name
Polish Julian, juliański
  • Julianmale given name
  • juliańskiof or relating to Julius Caesar
Portuguese Julião, Juliano
  • Juliãomale given name
  • Julianomale given name
  • julianoof or relating to Julius Caesar
Russian Юлиа́н, Джу́лиан
  • Юлиа́н (Julián)male given name
  • Джу́лиан (Džúlian)male given name
  • юлиа́нский (juliánskij)of or relating to Julius Caesar
Spanish Julián, juliano
  • Juliánmale given name
  • julianoof or relating to Julius Caesar
Tagalog Julian
  • Julianmale given name
Tamil யூலியன்
  • யூலியன் (Yūliyaṉ)male given name
Thai จูเลียน
  • จูเลียน (Juu-liian)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Julian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Julian

MLA

“Julian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Julian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Julian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Julian.

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