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Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Julian: English from Latin, variation of Julius Meaning of Julian: "youthfu, downy" Julian's Popularity in 2012: #53
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Julian is a rising star, having overcome the somewhat pale, aesthetic image it projected in the past and become a solid, handsome, recommended choice.

Julian has numerous historic and cultural references. In addition to St Julian the Hospitaller, patron saint of travelers, and the Roman emperor Julian, there are activist/politician Julian Bond, singer Julian Lennon, novelist Julian Barnes and painter/filmmaker Julian Schnabel, as well as the hero of Stendhal's The Red and the Black and characters on such TV shows as "Alias" and "Law & Order."

In addition to its being at its highest level in the US, Julian has been enjoying an international resurgence in recent years, at Number 3 in Austria, and in the Top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands, Malta, Switzerland, and Brazil.

Celebrities who have chosen Julian for their sons include Robert De Niro, Lisa Kudrow, Jerry Seinfeld, and Paula Patton and Robin Thicke.

Jolyon is an interesting variant form, Julien is the French spelling, and Giuliano is the attractive Italian version.

Famous People Named Julian

Julian Lennon, American musician; son of John Lennon
Julian Schnabel, American artist
Julian Assange, Australian activist/journalist; the editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks
Julian Marley, singer and son of Bob Marley
Julian McMahon, Australian actor
Julian Edelman, American football player
Julian Vandervelde, American football player
Julian Fellowes, Egyptian actor and screenwriter
Julian Sands, English actor
Julian Mandrake, American guitarist
Julian Adams, American actor
Julian Dorio, American musician
Julian Casablancas, American musician
Julian Hawthorne, American writer and journalist
Julian Morris, English actor
Julian Posey, American football player

Pop Culture References for the Name Julian

Julian Baker, character from TV series "One Tree Hill"
Julian Emerson Dilley (born 1993), from the first surviving set of sextuplets born in the United States
Dr. Julian Bashir, from TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
Popular blogger Miss James of Bleubird Vintage has a son named Julian, who she mainly calls "Juju."
Julian is the lemur on Nickelodean's "Penguins of Madagascar."

Jolyon, Julean, Juliaan, Julianne, Julianne, Juliano, Julianus, Julien, Jullian, Julyan

Julian's International Variations

Juià (Catalan) Jule (Dutch) Julien (French) Juli (Hungarian) Giuliano, Giulio (Italian) Julián, Julio (Spanish) Halian (Zuni)

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