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Jul

“the child of Jove; one who is youthful”

Jul is a short form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Jul is a short form of Julius. One Greek interpretation is “the child of Jove; one who is youthful.” Its derivation is not certain.

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Where it comes from

Jul is a short form of Julius. A possible origin is Roman, although the derivation remains uncertain.

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How it developed

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Jul is a short form of Julius. In Danish usage, Jul is a short form of Guðrøðr.

Jul’s family of names

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Jul is a short form of Julius. In Danish usage, Jul shares a linguistic root with the English form Godfrey. In Breton usage, Jul has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jules.

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JulJulyJuliusJulienJuulGjulGuðrøðrJulesJuliGodfreyJuelJuleJulineJuliuszJuloGjurdGyrðir

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Around the world

Jul has relatives in 5 languages.

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9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 10

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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