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Julian

/ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/

Julian proper noun: the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.

Proper noun

Julian

  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.
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  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 village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.
  7. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California; named for early settler Mike Julian.
  8. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
  11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.
  12. A sub-age from 229.6 ± 2.0 to 222.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Adjective

Julian

  1. Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
  2. Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
  3. Of or relating to the Julia programming language.

Julian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

Julian in Hindi

male given name
जूलियन Jūliyan

Julian in Tamil

male given name
யூலியன் Yūliyaṉ

Julian in Bengali

male given name
জুলীয় Juliẏo

Julian in Malayalam

male given name
ജൂലിയൻ Jūliyaṉ
More languagesFewer languages
Julian in Sinhala
ජුලියානු Juliyānu
Julian in Tagalog
Julian
Julian in Arabic
جُولِيَان Jūliyān
Julian in Thai
จูเลียน Juu-liian
Julian in Myanmar
ဂျူလီယန် Gyuliyan

Forms of Julian

alternative formJolyon
alternative formJulyan
alternative formJullian
alternative formGillian

Origin of Julian

Ultimately from Latin Iūliānus.

Words formed from Julian

Phrases with Julian

Words that rhyme with Julian

Questions about Julian

What does Julian mean?
Julian means the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.
What is Julian in Hindi?
Julian in Hindi is जूलियन (Jūliyan). See Julian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Julian?
Julian can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Julian?
Julian is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/.

Words near Julian in the dictionary

  1. Julia
  2. Julia set
  3. Julia sets
  4. Juliaca
  5. Juliaetta
  6. Julian
  7. Julian Alps
  8. Julian calendar
  9. Julian date
  10. Julian dates
  11. Julian day

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Julian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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