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Julius
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július Július Júlíus
English
Etymology
en la Iūlius, of uncertain origin, possibly from en grc ἴουλος downy first beard hairs, i.e. the young, or from Latin la Jovilius devoted to Jove. en Jules.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒuːliəs/ /ˈd͡ʒuːljəs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Julius.wav Southern England
en /ˈd͡ʒuːləs/ Appalachians,obsolete 2 II.2 65
en uːliəs 3
Proper noun
+ Julii
en male Latin.
Acts 27 1 cxcv WHẽ it was cõcluded that we ſhulde ſayle into italy / they delivered Paul / and certayne other pꝛeſoners vnto won named Iulius / ã vnder captayne of Ceſars ſoudiars.
en w:Anthony Birley Legionary centurions The People of Roman Britain Berkeley, Calif. w:University of California Press 1980 73 https://archive.org/details/peopleofromanbri0000unse/page/73/mode/1up 0-520-04119-4 The seven centurions from II Adiutrix, whose stay in the province can be closely dated to the years 71–85/6, have an instructive set of names – two Julii, appropriately enough in a period when two of the governors also bore this name;
en Rose Williams Duces Romanorum: Profiles in Roman Courage teacher’s London WPC Classics 2001 94 https://archive.org/details/ducesromanorumpr0000will/page/94/mode/1up 1 89885 549 8 Vespasian, a simple man, always laughed because so many Julii and Claudii were made divine after their deaths. On his deathbed he said, “Alas! I think I’m becoming a god.”
en Mark Walker Roman Names, Numerals, Dates & Days https://archive.org/details/annus-horribilis-by-walker-mark-z-lib.org/page/n38/mode/1up Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life Stroud, Gloucestershire w:The History Press 2007 2010 So the man whom we know as Julius Caesar was a member of the Julii clan belonging to a particular branch whose paternal designation was Caesar. Only intimate family members would have called him Gaius. Caesar was known by his cognomen, presumably because there were many Julii and it would have caused confusion to use that nomen.
en w:Lynsay Sands The Lady Is a Vamp An Argeneau Novel New York, N.Y. Avon 2012 292 https://archive.org/details/ladyisvampargene00lyns/page/292/mode/1up 978-0-06-207807-0 “Julius is Marguerite’s dog,” Jeanne Louise explained to Paul as she smiled at her Italian cousin. / “I thought Julius was Marguerite’s life mate?” Paul said with confusion. / “He is. There are two Juliuses,” Christian said with amusement. “One is a dog, and one is my father.”
en Sarah Dean and David McKenzie Jacob Zuma has made a dramatic comeback in South Africa’s elections. Will he have the last laugh over Ramaphosa? w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/africa/jacob-zuma-comeback-south-africa-elections-intl 2024-06-05 The other option for a coalition is the EFF, led by former ANC youth leader Julius Malema, who was expelled from the party more than a decade ago. https://web.archive.org/web/20240828010413/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/africa/jacob-zuma-comeback-south-africa-elections-intl/
Derived terms
en Julius Caesar cipher
Related terms
en July (the month)
en Julian
en Julia, en Juliana, en Gillian, en Jill
Translations
male given name
Arabic: ar يُولِيُوس m
Armenian: hy Հուլիոս
Belarusian: be Ю́лій m
Bulgarian: bg Ю́лий m
Catalan: ca Juli m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 尤利烏斯 Yóulìwūsī
Coptic: cop ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓⲟⲥ
Czech: cs Julius m
Danish: da Julius
Dutch: nl Julius
Finnish: fi Julius
French: fr Jules
Galician: gl Xulio m
Georgian: ka იულიუს
German: de Julius
Greek: el Ιούλιος m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰούλιος m
Hebrew: he יוּלִי m yúli
Hindi: hi जुलियस m
Hungarian: hu Gyula
Icelandic: is Július
Irish: ga Iúil m
Italian: it Giulio
Japanese: ja ユリウス Yuriusu
Korean: ko ^율리우스
Latin: la Iūlius
Latvian: lv Jūlijs m
Macedonian: mk Јулиј m
Manx: gv Jool m
Marathi: mr जुलियस m, mr जुलिअस m
Polish: pl Juliusz m, pl Julek m
Portuguese: pt Júlio m
Romanian: ro Iuliu m
Russian: ru Ю́лий m
Slovak: sk Július m
Slovene: sl Julij m
Spanish: es Julio
Swedish: sv Julius
Tagalog: tl Julio from Spanish
Ukrainian: uk Ю́лій m
Vietnamese: vi Giuliô
References
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Julius<ety:bor<la:Iūlius>> 3 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Latin
2016 — Suarez, Lloyd, Akoy Gov, Ibakante Nalang Kang PB Member Ouano (01 March), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News
ceb Ako kining nahuna-hunaan aron patas ug way magmahay sa iyang duha ka mga pambato pagka Provincial Board member sa sixth district karong Mayo nga sila si Mandaue City Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede ug Consolacion Municipal Councilor Julius Alegado nga maoy posibleng pilian basi sa lagda sa DILG.
2017 — Lopez, Herty B., 2 Gipusil Patay sa Habagatang Cebu (29 April), SuperBalita
ceb Ang biktima mao si Julius Pandan Lapasaran, 34, residente sa Sitio Tulay Brgy. Poblacion III.
ceb 19 September 2018 Limpangog, Romeo T https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2018/09/19/1852703/namadlong-sa-sabaan-gipamusil Namadlong sa Sabaan Gipamusil Banat News Giila ni Degamo ang laing naangol nga si Julius Mar Andales nga nagpuyo sa maong dapit. https://web.archive.org/web/20240910092516/https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2018/09/19/1852703/namadlong-sa-sabaan-gipamusil 10 September 2024
Czech
cs:
Etymology
cs :bor la:Iūlius + 1
Pronunciation
cs Cs-Julius.ogg
Proper noun
m-an Juliův,Juliusův
cs male Latin
Declension
((m.an.foreign,m.an.soft))
Danish
Etymology
From da la Iūlius.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Latin
Estonian
Etymology
From et la Iūlius.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male Latin
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male Latin
Usage notes
m Juliusson Juliusarson Juliusdóttir Juliusardóttir
Declension
Julius Julius Juliusi Juliusar, Julius
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la Iūlius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male Latin
Declension
Juliu a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 5428 6453 120 7 10
References
German
Etymology
From de la Jūlius, Iūlius.
Pronunciation
de /ˈjuːli̯ʊs/
de De-Julius.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun m
de male Latin
Latin
Proper noun
Jūlius<2>
la Iūlius
Lithuanian
Etymology
lt la Iūlius. Compare lv Jūlijs, pl Juliusz, and ru Юлий.
Pronunciation
Jùlius
Proper noun
m Jùlius Julia Julỹs 1
lt male Latin
Declension
Jùli Jùli s
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Julius (navn)
Etymology
nb la Iūlius Roman family name, of uncertain origin. The Latin name has variously been explained as a contraction of a reconstructed Old Latin personal name meaning “descended from or pertaining to Jove”, or as deriving from nb grc ἴουλος down; first growth of the beard; it has also been associated with the mythological Iulus, son of Aeneas.“Julius”, Store norske leksikon; “Julius”, Nordic Names. In Norway, the name is early 17th century 1, with the earliest documented use from Hadsel in Nordland.Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, as cited by “Julius”, Nordic Names.
Compare da Julius, sv Julius, fo Julius, is Júlíus, de Julius, fr Jules, it Giulio and es Julio male given name.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ˈjʉː.li.ʉs/ [ˈjʉ̀ː.lɪ.ʉ̌s]
nb ʉːliʉs 3
nb Ju li us
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Latin Julius Julia,Julie
nb Latin
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Julius is 12 April, shared with nb Julie.“Navnedag-kalender”, Navnebok.
Derived terms
nb Juliussen patronymic surname
Statistics
As of 1 January 2026, 614 men registered in Norway had nb Julius as their first given name; 438 of them had it as their only given name. Additionally, 16 people had nb Julius as their surname.“Navn”, Statistics Norway, updated 28 January 2026.
References
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la Iūlius.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Julius.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Latin