Julia

== 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/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.ljə/ Rhymes: -uːliə === Proper noun === Julia (plural Julias) A female given name from Latin. 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! (astronomy) 89 Julia, a main belt asteroid; named for Saint Julia of Corsica. A village in central Poland. A French surname. (computer languages) A programming language suited for numerical analysis and scientific computing. ==== 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 ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Julia 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/ Hyphenation: Ju‧lia === Proper noun === Julia f a female given name == Faroese == === Etymology === From Latin Iūlia. === Proper noun === Julia f a female given name, equivalent to English Julia ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Julia's son: Juliuson Julia's daughter: Juliudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Iūlia, a feminine form of Julius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈju(ː)liɑ/, [ˈju(ː)liɑ̝] Rhymes: -uliɑ Syllabification(key): Ju‧li‧a Hyphenation(key): Ju‧lia === Proper noun === Julia a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia Juliet (lover of Romeo) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Juuli Juulia ==== Statistics ==== Julia is the 71st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,172 female individuals (and as a middle name to 12,310 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === lujia == French == === Etymology === From Latin Iūlia. A Latinate variant of Julie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒy.lja/ === Proper noun === Julia f a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjuːli̯a/, [ˈjuː.li.a], [ˈjuːl.ja] Hyphenation: Ju‧lia === Proper noun === Julia f (proper noun, genitive Julias or (archaic) Juliens or (with an article) Julia, plural Julias or Julien) a female given name from Latin (literature) Juliet (lover of Romeo) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Julia a female given name from Latin, a less common form of Julie == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Iūlia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈju.lja/ Rhymes: -ulja Syllabification: Ju‧lia === Proper noun === Julia f (male equivalent Juliusz, diminutive Jula or Julcia or Julka) a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia Juliet (character in Romeo and Juliet) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Julia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Iūlia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxulja/ [ˈxu.lja] Rhymes: -ulja Syllabification: Ju‧lia === Proper noun === Julia f a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia ==== Related terms ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Julia c (genitive Julias) a female given name from Latin of Latin origin Juliet, the lover of Romeo.