English
Julia
Julia comes from Latin Iūlia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūlia
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Julia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūlia
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Julia
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Salute Philologus & Iulia, Nereus, and his sister, and…”
The story
Further popularized by early Christian saints.
Every English word from Latin Iūlia
Today it means
name A female given name from Latin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Iūlia / Julia