Julius
Julius is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Youthful; downy-bearded.
What Julius means
Youthful; downy-bearded.
Julius sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Julius comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Julius is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Julius?
Julius does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Julius
Two ideas meet in Julius: the long-established classics and royalty and rule. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Julius
These share Julius's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Lawrence — Crowned with laurel.
- Octavian — The eighth-born.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Diana — Divine; goddess of the moon and hunt.
- Victoria — Victory.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Henry — Ruler of the home.
- William — Resolute protector.
- Cesare — Long-haired; emperor.
- Charles — Free man.
More Latin names
- Julian — Youthful; devoted to Jupiter.
- June — Young; sacred to the goddess Juno.
- Julia — Youthful.
- Junia — Born in June; youthful.
- Ignatius — Fiery.
- Juniper — The evergreen juniper; youth-giving.
- Horatio — Keeper of the hours.
- Juno — Queen of the heavens.
- Honor — Honesty and high respect.
- Laura — Laurel; victory and honour.