Julia

See also: julia, Júlia, Júlía, Julià, and Julią

English

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːliə

Proper noun

Julia (plural Julias)

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 16:15:

     Salute Philologus & Iulia, 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!

   • 1864, Harper's Magazine:

     “Why, I mean,” I replied, recoiling, “I mean—in short—that—in other words—I didn't know your name was Julia.”

   • 2000, Luanne Rice, Follow the Stars Home, Bantam Books, →ISBN, 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."

2. (astronomy) 89 Julia, a main belt asteroid; named for Saint Julia of Corsica.
3. A village in central Poland.
4. A French surname.
5. (computer languages) A programming language suited for numerical analysis and scientific computing.
   • 2016, Anshul Joshi, Julia for Data Science, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 8:

     And then came Julia, a general purpose programming language designed according to the requirements of scientific and technical computing, providing performance comparable to C/C++, and with an environment productive enough for prototyping like the high-level dynamic language of Python.

Usage notes

• In Ireland it is common for a girl named Julia to be referred to informally as Sheila.

Related terms

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

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: جُولْيَا f (jūlyā)
• Belarusian: Ю́лія f (Júlija) (cognate), Джу́лія f (Džúlija) (transliteration)
• Bulgarian: Джу́лия f (Džúlija) (transliteration)
• Catalan: Júlia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 朱莉婭／朱莉娅 (zh) (Zhūlìyà)

• Czech: Julie (cs)
• Danish: Julie
• Dutch: Julie (nl)
• Finnish: Julia (fi)
• French: Julie (fr)
• Galician: Xulia (gl)
• German: Julia (de)
• Greek: Ιουλία (el) f (Ioulía), Τζούλια (el) (Tzoúlia) (transliteration from English)
• Hawaiian: Kulia
• Hebrew: יוּלְיָה f (Yúlya), יוּלִי (he) f (Yúli)
• Interlingua: Julia
• Italian: Giulia (it)
• Japanese: ジュリア (Juria)
• Korean: 줄리아 (Jullia)
• Latin: Iūlia
• Latvian: Jūlija f
• Macedonian: Џу́лија f (Džúlija) (transliteration)
• Norwegian: Julie (no)
• Persian: جولیا (julyâ)
• Polish: Julia (pl)
• Portuguese: Júlia (pt)
• Romanian: Iulia
• Russian: Ю́лия (ru) f (Júlija) (cognate), Джу́лия (ru) f (Džúlija) (transliteration)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Џулија f, Džulija (transliteration)

• Sicilian: Julia (obsolete), Giulia
• Spanish: Julia (es)
• Swedish: Julia (sv)
• Ukrainian: Ю́лія f (Júlija) (cognate), Джу́лія f (Džúlija) (transliteration)

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• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} Juliino

Danish

Proper noun

Julia

1. a female given name from Latin of Latin origin, more popular in the form Julie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iūlia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjy.li.aː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ju‧lia

Proper noun

Julia f

1. a female given name

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia.

Proper noun

Julia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Julia

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Julia: Juliuson
• daughter of Julia: Juliudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Julia
Accusative	Juliu
Dative	Juliu
Genitive	Juliu

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju(ː)liɑ/, [ˈju(ː)liɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ju‧li‧a

Proper noun

Julia

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia
   • 1996, Pirjo Hassinen, Voimanaiset, Otava, →ISBN, page 172:

     Ja Julia muisti mitä Irja oli kerran sanonut, kun Julia oli kysynyt miksi hänelle oli annettu sellainen nimi, johon kuka tahansa saattoi tarttua ja pilkata siitä.
     ―Minä annoin sinulle sen nimen, Irja oli vastannut. ―Se oli minulta tietoinen eksperimentti, koe. Minä halusin olla kaikkia oletuksia ja ennakkoluuloja vastaan, ja näyttää että Julia, pojan pariksi ikuisesti tuomittu tyttö, kuoleman vihkimä ikuinen morsian, voi olla ensimmäistä kertaa historiassa pariton, vain itseään varten. Pelkkä Julia ilman Romeota.

     And Julia recalled what Irja had once said, when Julia had asked why she had been given that name that anyone could pick on.
     ―I gave you that name, Irja had responded. ―It was an intentional experiment, a test. I wanted to go against all prejudices and presumptions, and show that Julia, a girl forever doomed to be paired with a boy, the eternal bride wed by death itself, could for the first time in history be left alone, only for herself. Just a Juliet, without a Romeo.

2. Juliet (lover of Romeo)

Declension

Inflection of Julia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Julia	Juliat
genitive		Julian	Julioiden Julioitten
partitive		Juliaa	Julioita
illative		Juliaan	Julioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Julia	Juliat
accusative	nom.	Julia	Juliat
	gen.	Julian
genitive		Julian	Julioiden Julioitten Juliain rare
partitive		Juliaa	Julioita
inessive		Juliassa	Julioissa
elative		Juliasta	Julioista
illative		Juliaan	Julioihin
adessive		Julialla	Julioilla
ablative		Julialta	Julioilta
allative		Julialle	Julioille
essive		Juliana	Julioina
translative		Juliaksi	Julioiksi
abessive		Juliatta	Julioitta
instructive		—	Julioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Julia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Juliani Juliani accusative nom. Juliani Juliani gen. Juliani genitive Juliani Julioideni Julioitteni Juliaini rare partitive Juliaani Julioitani inessive Juliassani Julioissani elative Juliastani Julioistani illative Juliaani Julioihini adessive Juliallani Julioillani ablative Julialtani Julioiltani allative Julialleni Julioilleni essive Julianani Julioinani translative Juliakseni Julioikseni abessive Juliattani Julioittani instructive — — comitative — Julioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Juliasi Juliasi accusative nom. Juliasi Juliasi gen. Juliasi genitive Juliasi Julioidesi Julioittesi Juliaisi rare partitive Juliaasi Julioitasi inessive Juliassasi Julioissasi elative Juliastasi Julioistasi illative Juliaasi Julioihisi adessive Juliallasi Julioillasi ablative Julialtasi Julioiltasi allative Juliallesi Julioillesi essive Julianasi Julioinasi translative Juliaksesi Julioiksesi abessive Juliattasi Julioittasi instructive — — comitative — Julioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Juliamme Juliamme accusative nom. Juliamme Juliamme gen. Juliamme genitive Juliamme Julioidemme Julioittemme Juliaimme rare partitive Juliaamme Julioitamme inessive Juliassamme Julioissamme elative Juliastamme Julioistamme illative Juliaamme Julioihimme adessive Juliallamme Julioillamme ablative Julialtamme Julioiltamme allative Juliallemme Julioillemme essive Julianamme Julioinamme translative Juliaksemme Julioiksemme abessive Juliattamme Julioittamme instructive — — comitative — Julioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Julianne Julianne accusative nom. Julianne Julianne gen. Julianne genitive Julianne Julioidenne Julioittenne Juliainne rare partitive Juliaanne Julioitanne inessive Juliassanne Julioissanne elative Juliastanne Julioistanne illative Juliaanne Julioihinne adessive Juliallanne Julioillanne ablative Julialtanne Julioiltanne allative Juliallenne Julioillenne essive Juliananne Julioinanne translative Juliaksenne Julioiksenne abessive Juliattanne Julioittanne instructive — — comitative — Julioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Juliansa Juliansa accusative nom. Juliansa Juliansa gen. Juliansa genitive Juliansa Julioidensa Julioittensa Juliainsa rare partitive Juliaansa Julioitaan Julioitansa inessive Juliassaan Juliassansa Julioissaan Julioissansa elative Juliastaan Juliastansa Julioistaan Julioistansa illative Juliaansa Julioihinsa adessive Juliallaan Juliallansa Julioillaan Julioillansa ablative Julialtaan Julialtansa Julioiltaan Julioiltansa allative Julialleen Juliallensa Julioilleen Julioillensa essive Julianaan Julianansa Julioinaan Julioinansa translative Juliakseen Juliaksensa Julioikseen Julioiksensa abessive Juliattaan Juliattansa Julioittaan Julioittansa instructive — — comitative — Julioineen Julioinensa

Related terms

• Juuli
• Juulia

Statistics

• Julia is the 74^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,983 female individuals (and as a middle name to 12,155 more), and also belongs to 5 male individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• lujia

French

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia. A Latinate variant of Julie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.lja/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Julia f

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːli̯a/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Julia (plural Julias or Julien)

1. a female given name from Latin
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Julia

1. a female given name from Latin, a less common form of Julie

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūlia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.lja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulja
• Syllabification: Ju‧lia

Proper noun

Julia f (male equivalent Juliusz, diminutive Jula or Julcia or Julka)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Julia
2. Juliet (character in Romeo and Juliet)

Declension

Declension of Julia

	singular	plural
nominative	Julia	Julie
genitive	Julii	Julii/Julij (archaic)
dative	Julii	Juliom
accusative	Julię	Julie
instrumental	Julią	Juliami
locative	Julii	Juliach
vocative	Julio	Julie

Further reading

• Julia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iūlia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxulja/ [ˈxu.lja]
• Rhymes: -ulja
• Syllabification: Ju‧lia

Proper noun

Julia f

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia

Related terms

• Julio

 

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Julia c (genitive Julias)

1. a female given name from Latin of Latin origin
2. Juliet, the lover of Romeo.