# Julia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/ · frequency rank #5,892

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. 89 Julia, a main belt asteroid; named for Saint Julia of Corsica.
3. A village in central Poland.
4. A French surname.
5. A programming language suited for numerical analysis and scientific computing.

## Etymology
From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

## Easily confused with
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-july)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-jura)
- **Julie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-julie)
- **julio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-julio)
- **junta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-junta)
- **Julian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-julian)
- **Julius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-julius)
- **Juliet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-juliet)
- **Julien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-julien)
- **Juliana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/julia-vs-juliana)
- **Jia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jia-vs-julia)
- **Judi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judi-vs-julia)
- **juba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juba-vs-julia)
- **Jules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jules-vs-julia)
- **Jolie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jolie-vs-julia)
- **Judea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judea-vs-julia)
- **Juana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juana-vs-julia)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jjulia`, `jluia`, `juila`, `julai`, `jullia`, `ujlia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/julia