Ukrainian names — pronunciation, meaning, origin

Yulian — Pronunciation, Meaning & Origin

Male Ukrainian name (Юліан)

Pronunciation

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/ju.lʲiˈɑn/ · yu-lee-AHN
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Meaning

Yulian (Ukrainian: Юліан) is a male name of Latin origin meaning «belonging to the Julii gens», «of the Julii» — the masculine form of the name Yuliia.

Origin & History

The name derives from Latin Iulianus — a derivative of the gens name Iulius. The most famous ancient bearer is the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (331–363) — nephew of Constantine the Great, who tried to restore paganism in the Roman Empire. In Christian tradition the name entered (despite the apostate emperor) through several early Christian saints — among them Julian of Tarsus (3rd-century martyr) and Julian the Hospitaller (5th century, patron of travellers and pilgrims). It came to the Slavs through Greco-Byzantine and Latin literature; in the Ukrainian tradition Yulian is an old, venerated name.

Etymology & Roots

From Latin Iulianus, a derivative of the gens name Iulius — «belonging to the Julii gens».

International equivalents

Equivalents in other languages: Julian (English, German, Polish), Julien (French), Giuliano (Italian), Julián (Spanish), Julião (Portuguese), Iulian (Romanian), Julius (German, Swedish), Julen (Basque), Юлиан (Russian, Bulgarian).

Diminutives and short forms

Уліян, Юлько, Юлик, Юльчик, Юльцьо.

Declension (Ukrainian)

NominativeЮліан
GenitiveЮліана
DativeЮліанові
AccusativeЮліана
InstrumentalЮліаном
LocativeЮліанові
VocativeЮліане

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