Julius (name)

Julius
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek or Latin
Meaning"Downy-bearded" or "devoted to Jove"
Other names
Related namesJulia, Jules, Julie, Julien, Julio, Jolyon

Julius is a masculine given name and a surname, derived from the nomen of a Roman family, most famously Julius Caesar. The name may be derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) lit.'downy-bearded' or from Latin Jovilius lit.'devoted to Jove'. Julio/Júlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form.[1]

Given name

Surname

  • Alice Julius (1846 - 1918), New Zealand artist
  • Andrew Julius (born 1984), international footballer from Montserrat
  • Anthony Julius (born 1956), British lawyer and academic
  • Churchill Julius (1847–1938), first Archbishop of New Zealand
  • David Julius (born 1955), American physiologist
  • DeAnne Julius (born 1949), British-based American economist
  • Eva Julius (1878-1972), Australian Girlguiding leader, wife of George
  • George Julius (1873–1946), Australian inventor and engineer, husband of Eva
  • Harry Julius (1885–1938), Australian commercial artist
  • Henri Willem Julius (1901-1977), Dutch medical professor and cancer researcher
  • Leigh Julius (born 1985), South African sprinter
  • Max Julius (1916–1963), Australian barrister and communist
  • Orlando Julius (1943–2022), Nigerian musician
  • Victor August Julius (1851-1902), Dutch theoretical physicist
  • Willem Henri Julius (1860-1925), Dutch (solar) physicist

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.