Meaning:
Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Jove's descendant."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Latin and Czech.
Variant Forms: Jules and Julian
Non-English Forms: Giulio, Julio and Juliusz
Popularity:
The name Julius ranked 419th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 313th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
Some authorities prefer the meaning ''downy beard.'' However, this might have been understood as an attribute of Jove, the chief of the Greco-Roman gods.
The original Greek name evolved into the name of a Roman clan, whose most famous member was the military and political leader Julius Caesar.