Julia

See also: Júlia and Julià

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːli.ə/
  • Rhymes: -uːliə

Proper noun

Julia (plural Julias)

  1. A female given name.
    • 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, 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.

Usage notes

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

Translations

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Danish

Proper noun

Julia

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

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia.

Proper noun

Julia f

  1. A female given name

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): /ˈjuliɑ/
  • (sometimes also) IPA(key): /ˈjuːliɑ/
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧li‧a

Proper noun

Julia

  1. A female given name.
    • 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.
  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
Juliainrare
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
instructive — Julioin
abessive Juliatta Julioitta
comitative — Julioineen

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin Iulia. A Latinate variant of Julie.

Proper noun

Julia f

  1. A female given name.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːli̯a/

Proper noun

Julia (plural Julias or Julien)

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Julia

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

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈju.lʲa/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Julia f

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

Declension

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

Spanish

Etymology

Of Latin origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxulja/

Proper noun

Julia f

  1. A female given name

Swedish

Proper noun

Julia c (genitive Julias)

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