Julius (disambiguation)

Julius
Pronunciation /ˈdʒuːliəs/
Latin: [ˈjuː.li.ʊs]
Icelandic: [ˈjuːliʏs]
Gender Male
Origin
Language(s) 1. Greek
2. Latin
Meaning 1. "downy-bearded"
2. "devoted to Jove"
Other names
Related names Julio, Julia, Julie, Julian, Jules, Julien, Jolyon, Joost

Julius is the name of a Roman family, most famously the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. The name Julius may be derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded" or from Latin Jovilius "devoted to Jove". Julio/Júlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form.

Julius may also refer to:

People

Surname

  • Albin Julius (born 1967), Austrian martial music and industrial artist
  • Andrew Julius (born 1984), international footballer from Montserrat
  • Anthony Julius (born 1956), British lawyer and academic
  • Churchill Julius (1847–1938), English priest who became the first Archbishop of New Zealand
  • David Julius (born 1955), American physiologist
  • DeAnne Julius (born 1949), British-based American economist
  • George Julius (1873–1946), Australian inventor and engineer
  • Leigh Julius (born 1985), South African sprinter
  • Max Julius (1916–1963), Australian barrister and communist
  • E. Haldeman-Julius (né Emanuel Julius) (1889–1951), Jewish-American socialist writer, atheist thinker, social reformer and publisher

Given name

Fictional characters

  • Julius, book by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Dav Pilkey
  • Julius, song by the band Phish on their album Hoist
  • Julius Caesar, fictional character, Japanese name of Julian Konzern from the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters (Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion in Japan)
  • Julius Hibbert, a character from The Simpsons TV series
  • Julius Little, fictional character in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row
  • Julius Pringles, the name of the mascot for Pringles potato crisps
  • Julius, a comic monkey character created by Paul Frank
  • Julius, the father from the television series Everybody Hates Chris
  • Julius, one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series Delilah & Julius
  • The faction House of Julii from the computer game Rome: Total War uses Julius as the family name
  • Julius Belmont, vampire hunter and descendant of Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series of video games
  • Julius, a monster in the 1995 animated Mickey Mouse short, Runaway Brain
  • Julius No, the title character of Ian Fleming`s Bond novel from 1958, Dr No, and the main title villain of the first Bond movie, Dr No ( 1962 ) .
  • Dr. Julius Strangepork, a character in The Muppets

Other uses

See also

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