Given name

Julián

Julián is a masculine given name. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Julián comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Julianus.

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Julián’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Julián shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form Julian. In Czech usage, Julián has a conventional equivalent in the French form Julien. In Spanish usage, Julián has a conventional equivalent in the English form Julian.

Walk Julián’s family in the name graph

JuliánJúlíanЮлианJúlianฆูเลีย̂นJulianJuliusJulioJulienGiulianoYulianJulianoGiulioJulenGiulianIulianJuliuszJulijanJuluanJulianusJúlioJuliãoJuliàJúlíusIllánЮліанIyán Illán

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Julián has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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7 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Latin

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Jovian

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Célian

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Ancient Greek

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Latin

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Jüdȧś is a given name from Latin. It is used in Vilamovian.

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Latin

Appian

Appian is a masculine given name from Latin.

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Latin

Llorián

“laurel covered”

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