Julian
/ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/adjective
Julian is spelled J-U-L-I-A-N: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Julian means “Of or relating to Julius Caesar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Julian?
| Letters | 6: J-U-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Julian?
Julian appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Julian?
- /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/
- /ˌd͡ʒuː.liˈæn/
Julian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Julian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Julian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
- 2
Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
- 3
Of or relating to the Julia programming language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Julian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to Julius Caesar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | julien |
| German | julianisch |
| Portuguese | juliano |
| Spanish | juliano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Julian come from?
Ultimately from Latin Iūliānus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).