Julia is a usually feminine

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. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name

Julio Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) * Julio (surname) * Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation al ...

and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout

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(e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the

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. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.

Statistics

Julia was the 30th most popular name for girls born in the

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in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and

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in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in

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in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 39th most popular name for girls born in

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in 2022; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013 and the most popular name in Austria. The programming language Julia, is a rare one using a feminine name (the earliest one is likely Ada, another earlier is

Ruby Ruby is a pinkish-red-to-blood-red-colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapph ...

and later

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). The language Julia is however not named after a specific woman, while Ada is named after the programmer pioneer

Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (''née'' Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-pur ...

. Most languages aren't named after people, while e.g., Pascal and

Haskell Haskell () is a general-purpose, statically typed, purely functional programming language with type inference and lazy evaluation. Designed for teaching, research, and industrial applications, Haskell pioneered several programming language ...

are named after men.

People

Ancient world

* Julia (women of the Julii Caesares): ** Julia (wife of Sulla) (c. 129 BC–c. 104 BC), first wife of Sulla **

Julia (wife of Marius) Julia ( – 69 BC) was the wife of the Roman consul Gaius Marius and a paternal aunt of future Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Biography Julia was the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcia (daughter of praetor Quintus Marcius Rex). She was ...

(c. 130 BC–69 BC) **

Julia (mother of Mark Antony) Julia (104 BC – after 39 BC) was the mother of the triumvir general Mark Antony. Biography Early life She was the daughter of Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC), Lucius Julius Caesar (the consul of 90 BC) and Fulvia. She and her brother Luciu ...

(104 BC–after 39 BC) ** Julia Major (sister of Julius Caesar) (before 101 BC–?) ** Julia Minor (sister of Julius Caesar) (101 BC–51 BC), maternal grandmother of Emperor Augustus Caesar ** Julia (daughter of Caesar) (c. 76 BC–54 BC) **

Livia Drusilla Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia ''gens'' in AD 1 ...

(58 BC–29 AD), also known as Julia Augusta, wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar **

Julia the Elder Julia the Elder (30 October 39 BC – AD 14), known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia (Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS•FILIA or IVLIA•AVGVSTI•FILIA), was the daughter and only biological child of Augustu ...

(39 BC–14 AD), daughter of Emperor Augustus **

Julia Livia Julia Livia (AD 7–43) was the daughter of Drusus Julius Caesar and Livilla, and granddaughter of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. She was also a first cousin of the emperor Caligula, and niece of the emperor Claudius. Biography Early life Julia wa ...

(before 14–43), granddaughter of Emperor Tiberius **Julia Agrippina or

Agrippina the Younger Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from AD 49 to 54, the fourth wife and niece of emperor Claudius, and the mother of Nero. Agrippina was one of the most prominent ...

(15–59), daughter of the general Germanicus and fourth wife of Emperor Claudius **

Julia Drusilla Julia Drusilla (16 September 16 – 10 June 38 AD) was a member of the Roman imperial family, the second daughter and fifth child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder to survive infancy. She was the favorite sister of Emperor Caligula, who ...

(16–38), daughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula **

Julia Livilla Julia Livilla ( – ) was the youngest child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder and the youngest sister of the Emperor Caligula. Life Julia Livilla was the youngest great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, great-niece and adoptive grandda ...

(18-late AD 41 or early AD 42), daughter of Germanicus, youngest sister of Caligula **

(39–41), daughter of Emperor Caligula *

Julia the Younger Vipsania Julia Agrippina (19 BC – c. AD 28), nicknamed Julia Minor (Classical Latin: IVLIA•MINOR) and called Julia the Younger by modern historians, was a Roman Empire, Roman noblewoman of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was emperor Augustus ...

(actually Vipsania Julia, 19 BC–c. AD 29), daughter of Julia the Elder *

Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa) Berenice of Cilicia, also known as Julia Berenice and sometimes spelled Bernice (, ''Bereníkē'' or ''Berníkē''; 28 – after 81), was a Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire during the second half of the 1st century. Berenice was a memb ...

(28–after 81), Julia Berenice, princess of the Herodian Dynasty * Julia Urania (), wife of Roman client king Ptolemy of Mauretania *Julia Procilla, mother of Gallo-Roman general

Gnaeus Julius Agricola Gnaeus Julius Agricola (; 13 June 40 – 23 August 93) was a Roman general and politician responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. Born to a political family of senatorial rank, Agricola began his military career as a military tribu ...

(40–93) *

Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus III) Julia Iotapa, or simply Iotapa (Greek language, Greek: Ίουλία Ιοτάπα; before 17 – around 52), daughter of King Antiochus III of Commagene, Antiochus III of Commagene, was Queen of Commagene, consort of her King brother Antiochus I ...

(before 17–c. 52), Queen of Commagene *

Julia Iotapa (daughter of Antiochus IV) Julia Iotapa or Julia Iotape (born c. 45), daughter of King Antiochus IV of Commagene, was a Queen of Cetis, consort of Gaius Julius Alexander, son of Herodian prince Gaius Julius Tigranes. Biography Julia Iotapa was the daughter and younges ...

(c. 45–after 96), Queen of Cetis * Julia Iotapa (Cilician princess) (c. 80–2nd century), Princess of Cilicia *

Julia Mamaea (wife of Polemon II of Pontus) Marcus Antonius Polemon Pythodoros, also known as Polemon II of Pontus and Polemon of Cilicia (; 12 BC/11 BC–74), was a prince of the Bosporan, Pontus, Cilicia, and Cappadocia. He served as a Roman client king of Pontus, Colchis, and Cilicia. ...

(), second wife of Polemon II of Pontus * Julia (daughter of Tigranes VI of Armenia) (), Herodian Princess of Armenia * Julia Agricola (64–?), daughter of general Gnaeus Julius Agricola and wife to historian Tacitus * Julia Flavia (64–91), daughter of emperor Titus * Julia Balbilla (72–after 130), poet and companion of Hadrian's wife Vibia Sabina *

Julia Tertulla Julia Tertulla was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century and 2nd century in the Roman Empire. Tertulla was the daughter of suffect consul Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus and the identity of her mother is unknown. Tertulla was born and raised ...

(), daughter of suffect consul Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus * Julia Serviana Paulina (died before 136?), niece of Emperor

Hadrian Hadrian ( ; ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic peoples, Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, Aelia '' ...

*Julia Crispina, princess and granddaughter of Julia Berenice *Julia Fadilla, younger half-sister to Emperor

Antoninus Pius Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (; ; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatorial family, Antoninus held var ...

and paternal aunt to Empress

Faustina the Younger Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger ( AD, – 175/176 AD) was Roman empress from 161 to her death as the wife of emperor Marcus Aurelius, cousin marriage, her maternal cousin. Faustina was the youngest child of emperor Antoninus Pius and empress F ...

Julia Domna Julia Domna (; – 217 AD) was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Domna was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests ...

(160–217), empress and wife of Emperor Septimius Severus *

Julia Maesa Julia Maesa (7 May before 160 AD – AD) was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire who was the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, elder sister of empress Julia Domna, and mother of Julia Soaemias and Julia ...

(c. 165–c. 224), Domna's sister *

Julia Soaemias Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – 11 March 222) was a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled over the Roman Empire from 218 to 222. She was one of his chief advisors, initially with the support and accompaniment ...

(180–222), daughter to Julia Maesa and mother of emperor Elagabalus * Julia Avita Mamaea (after 180–235), Soaemias' sister and mother of emperor Alexander Severus *Julia Severa or Severina (), daughter of Emperor

Philip the Arab Philip I (; – September 249), commonly known as Philip the Arab, was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, rose to power. He quickly negotiated peace with the S ...

*One of the Martyrs of Zaragoza (died c. 303) * Julia of Mérida (died 304), martyr * Julia of Corsica (died on or after 439), virgin martyr

Modern world

* Danielle Julia Marcano (born 1997), American soccer player * Julia Carter Aldrich (1834–1924), American author * Júlia Almeida (born 1983), Brazilian actress * Julia A. Ames (1816–1891), American journalist, editor and temperance reformer * Julia Arthur (1869–1950), Canadian-born stage and film actress * Julia Barretto (born 1997), Filipino actress * Julia Bartz (writer), American writer * Julia Bascom, 21st century American autism rights activist *

Julie Billiart Julie Billiart, SNDdeN (12 July 1751 – 8 April 1816) was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic nun, educator, and cofounder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was born in Cuvilly, a village in Picardy, in northern France. She ...

(1751–1816), French Catholic saint * Julia Boutros (born 1968), Lebanese singer * Julia Evangeline Brooks, incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women *

Julia Budd Julia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Kickboxing, kickboxer competing in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division. She was the first List of Bellator MMA champions#Women's Featherweight ...

(born 1983), Canadian martial artist * Julia Campbell, multiple people * Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1823–1908), American educator and poet *

Julia Child Julia Carolyn Child (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for having brought French cuisine to the American pu ...

(1912–2004), American gourmet cook, author and television personality * Julia Childs (1962), British playwright and director *

Julia Clarete Edda Giselle Rosetta Nuñez Clarette (born September 24, 1979), better known by her screen name Julia Clarete (), is a Filipino singer, actress, and television host. She is best known as one of the co-hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!'', the longest r ...

(born 1979), Filipino singer and actress * Julia Cohen (born 1989), American tennis player * Julia Colman (1828–1909), American educator, activist, editor and writer * Julia Pleasants Creswell (1827–1886), American poet and novelist * Julia Damasiewicz (born 2004), Polish kitesurfer * Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) (1830–1868), American stage actress *

Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) Julia Dean (May 13, 1878 – October 17, 1952) was a stage and film actress who began her career in the 1890s. Biography Julia Dean was born to Albert Clay Dean and Susan Jane Morton in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1878. She had a sister Elois ...

(1878–1952), American stage and film actress *

Julia Deans Julia Mary Deans (born 27 August 1974) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of rock band Fur Patrol. Banshee Reel In the early '90s, Deans joined Wellington-based Celtic rock band Banshee Reel. The group releas ...

, New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Julia de Burgos Julia Constanza Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953), known as Julia de Burgos, was a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, Independence movement in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican independence advocate, and teacher. As an advo ...

(1914–1953), Puerto Rican poet * Julia C. R. Dorr (1825–1913), American author * Julia Dorsey (1850-1919), African-American suffragist *

Julia Ducournau Julia Ducournau (; born 18 November 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with '' Raw''. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film '' Titane'', which made her the sec ...

(born 1983), French filmmaker * Julia Duffy (born 1951), American actress * Julia Duporty (born 1971), Cuban sprinter * Julia Knowlton Dyer (1829–1927), American philanthropist * Julia Figueredo (born 1966), Bolivian politician * Julia Fiquet (born 2001), French singer known by the mononym Julia * Julia Fischer (born 1983), German violinist * Julia Wheelock Freeman (1833–1900), American Civil War nurse * Julia Gatley, architect, academic, architectural historian and author from New Zealand *

Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the ...

(born 1961), Australian politician, Prime Minister * Julia Glushko (born 1990), Israeli tennis player * Julia Goddard (1825–1896), British children's writer and animal welfare campaigner * Julia Gordon, Canadian mathematician *

Julia Görges Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. A former top-ten singles player, she was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world on 20 August 2018, and was ranked inside the top 15 in doubles, peaking at world No ...

(born 1988), German tennis player *

Julia Grant Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902) was the first lady of the United States and wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As first lady, she became the first woman in the position to write a memoir. Her memoirs, '' Th ...

(1826–1902), wife of US President Ulysses Grant * Julia Boynton Green (1861–1957), American poet * Julia Hamburg (born 1986), German politician * Julia Hanes (born 1995), Canadian para-athletics athlete * Julia Haworth (born 1979), British actress *

Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe ( ; May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as new lyrics to an existing song, and the original 1870 pacifist Mothers' Day Proclamation. She w ...

(1819–1910), American abolitionist, social activist and poet * Julia Hütter (born 1983), German pole vaulter * Julia Ioffe (born 1982), Russian-born American journalist * Julia Irwin (born 1951), Australian politician * Julia Kinberg (1874–1945), Swedish physician and feminist *

Julia Klöckner Julia Klöckner (born 16 December 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as President of the Bundestag, President of the German Bundestag since 25 March 2025 ...

(born 1972), German politician * Julia Kwan, Canadian screenwriter and director *

Julia Lathrop Julia Clifford Lathrop (June 29, 1858 – April 15, 1932) was an Americans, American social reformer in the area of education, social policy, and children's welfare. As director of the United States Children's Bureau from 1912 to 1922, she was th ...

(1858–1932), American social reformer * Julia Ledóchowska, birth name of Ursula Ledóchowska (1865–1939), Roman Catholic saint *

Julia Lennon Julia Lennon (''née'' Stanley; 12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon. After complaints to Liverpool's Social Services by her eldest sister Mimi Smi ...

(1914–1958), mother of John Lennon * Julia Lipnitskaya (born 1998), Russian figure skater *

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. She has gained acclaim for starring in a string of successful comedy series as well as several comedy films. She has received List of awards ...

(born 1961), American actress, co-star of the TV series ''Seinfeld'' * Julia López (disambiguation) (various people) *

Julia Mancuso Marie Mancuso (born March 9, 1984) is an American retired World Cup alpine ski racer, Olympic gold medalist and podcast host. She won the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and was the silver medalist in both downhill and combined i ...

(born 1984), American skier * Julia Marden,

Wampanoag The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and forme ...

artist * Julia Marlowe (1865–1950), English-born American actress * Julia Harris May (1833–1912), American poet, teacher and school founder * Julia McCabe, American politician * Julia E. McConaughy (1834–1885), American litterateur and author * Julia Menéndez (born 1985), Spanish field hockey defender *

Julia Michaels Julia Carin Michaels (''Birth name, née'' Cavazos; born November 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Grammy A ...

(born 1993), American singer and songwriter * Julia Mierzyńska (1801–1831), Polish prima ballerina, choreographer *

Julia Montes Mara Hautea Schnittka ( ; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino actress. Known for playing strong female characters and romantic leads in a range of genres across film and television, she has received var ...

(born 1995), Filipino-German actress * Julia A. Moore (1847–1920), American poet * Julia Hartley Moore, New Zealand private investigator and author *

Julia Morgan Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American architect and engineer. She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career.Erica Reder"Julia Morgan was a local in ''The New Fillmore'', 1 Febr ...

(1872–1957), American architect * Julia Morton (1912–1996), American author and botanist * Julia Murney (born 1969), American actress and singer * Julia Nesheiwat, Arab-American US Army soldier and advisor * Julia Newmeyer (born 1933), American actress better known as

Julie Newmar Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer; August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real estate Business magnate, mogul. ...

* Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), Swedish poet * Julia Ormond (born 1965), British actress * Julia Anna Orum (1843-1904), American educator, lecturer, and author * Julia Perez (1980–2017), Indonesian actress, singer, presenter, model and comedian * Julia Pérez Montes de Oca (1839–1875), Cuban poet *

Julia Phillips Julia Phillips (née Miller; April 7, 1944 – January 1, 2002) was an American film producer and author. She co-produced with her husband Michael (and others) three prominent films of the 1970s—''The Sting'', ''Taxi Driver'', and ''Close En ...

(1944–2002), American film producer and author * Julia Piera (born 1970), Spanish poet * Julia Jones Pugliese (1909–1993), American fencer and fencing coach * Julia Rais (born 1971), Malaysian film actress and princess * Julia Rayner, British actress * Julia Reynolds, American journalist * Julia Riew, American composer and songwriter *

Julia Roberts Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across various genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Award ...

(born 1967), American actress *

Julia Sakara Julia Sakala (born 12 July 1969) is a retired Zimbabwean middle-distance runner.Julia Sakala used to run for textile manufacturing Company David Whitehead in Chegutu.She has won a lot of Gold medals in the early 1980s to late 1990s. She represent ...

(born 1969), Zimbabwean middle-distance runner * Julia Sanderson (1888–1975), American actress and singer * Julia Sanina (born 1990), Ukrainian singer and the front woman of the Ukrainian alternative rock band The Hardkiss *

Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom '' Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992–2012). Her other television roles include as Lynda Day in '' Press Gang'' (198 ...

(born 1968), British actress * Julia Schalin (born 2005), Finnish ice hockey player * Julia Schruff (born 1982), German retired tennis player * Julia Sebutinde (born 1954), Ugandan jurist on the International Court of Justice * Julia Seton (1862-1950), American physician, lecturer and author * Julia Stiles (born 1981), American actress * Julia H. Scott (1809–1842), American poet * Julia Sude (born 1987), German beach volleyball player * Julia Swayne Gordon (1878–1933), American actress * Julia Sweeney (born 1959), American actor and comedian * Julia Szeremeta (born 2003), Polish boxer * Julia Vakulenko (born 1983), Ukrainian tennis player * Julia Rush Cutler Ward (1796–1824), American poet * Julia Wells (born 1935), English actress, singer and author better known as

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

* Julia Whitworth, American priest * Julia Wilson (born 1978), Australian rower * Julia Winter (born 1993), Swedish-British actress * Julia A. Wood (1840–1927), American writer and composer * Julia Amanda Sargent Wood (pen name, Minnie Mary Lee; 1825–1903), American author * Julia McNair Wright (1840–1903), American writer * Julia Evelyn Ditto Young (1857–1915), American novelist and poet

Fictional characters

* Julia (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character in ''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also published as ''1984'') is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically ...

'' by George Orwell * Julia (''Rave Master''), a character in manga series '' Rave Master'' * Julia (''Sesame Street''), a character with autism in the children's television series ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

'' *Julia, a character in '' The Ragwitch'' by Garth Nix *Julia, a character in William Shakespeare's play '' Two Gentlemen of Verona'' * Julia, a character in the anime series ''

Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...

'' *Julia Argent, a character from the Netflix series, ''

Carmen Sandiego (TV series) ''Carmen Sandiego'' is an Animated series#Television, animated television series based on the Carmen Sandiego, media franchise by Broderbund. It is the fourth series in the franchise following the PBS game shows ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sa ...

'' *Julia Baker, a character from the 1960's television series, ''

Julia (1968 TV series) ''Julia'' is an American television sitcom that debuted in 1968. The show starred actress and singer Diahann Carroll in the first American television series to star an African American woman playing a character who was not a servant or slave, a ...

'' *

Julia Chang is a character in the ''Tekken'' series centered on fighting games by Bandai Namco. She was introduced in the original ''Tekken'' (1994) as a Chinese- Native American woman possessing a pendant capable of controlling evil powers. The pendant ...

, character in the ''Tekken'' video game series *Julia "Jules" Cobb, a character played by Courteney Cox on the comedy series ''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. AB ...

'' *Julia Crichton, the female protagonist in '' Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos'' *Donna Julia, a character in the poem "

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

" by

Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

* Julia Fernandez, a character from the manga and anime ''Beyblade G-Revolutions'' *Julie "Finn" Finlay, a character played by

Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as '' The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' Back to the Future P ...

in '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' *Julia Flyte, a character in ''

Brideshead Revisited ''Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder'' is a novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of Charles Ryder, esp ...

'' by Evelyn Waugh *Julia Goodway, a character in the 2013 animated series ''

Paw Patrol ''Paw Patrol'' is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario ...

'' (originally named Justina Goodway) *Julia Graham, a character in the 2010 adaptation of '' Parenthood'' *Julia Houston, a character played by

Debra Messing Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the television series ''Ned and Stacey'' on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox (1995–1997) an ...

on the TV series '' Smash'' *Julia McNamara, a character on the U.S. television series '' Nip/Tuck'' *Julia Ogden, a character in the Canadian television series ''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick ...

'' *Julia Sugarbaker, a character in the sitcom ''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomas ...

'' *Julia Feingold, minor character from the novel serie «The Trials of Apollo» by Rick Riordan. *Julia, the main antagonist of Total Drama the reboot *Julia, a minor character in ''

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List of variants

*Džūlija, Jūlija ( Latvian) *Ghjulia ( Corsican) *Gillian (English) *Giulia (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) *Giuliana (

) *Giulietta (

) *Ίουλα, ''Íoula, Íula'' (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) *Ιουλία, ''Ioulía, Iulía'' (

) *Ιουλιέττα or Ιουλιέτα, ''Ioulietta/Ioulieta, Iulietta/Iulieta'' (

) *Iuliana, Iouliana (Ιουλιάνα) (

) *Iulianna, Ioulianna (Ιουλιάννα) (

) *Iúile ( Irish) *Iulia ( Bulgarian, Hawaiian, Romanian and

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

.) *Iuliana ( Romanian) *Iuliia, Iuliya (Юлія) ( Ukrainian) *Jill (English) *Jillian (English) *Jovita (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) *Jules (English) *Juli ( Hungarian) *Júlia ( Catalan, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak) *Júlía ( Icelandic) *Juliana ( Dutch, English,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

, Portuguese,

) *Juliane ( French,

) *Julianna (English, Hungarian, Polish) *Julianne (English) *Juliana, Julia, Yulia ( Indonesian) *Julie (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, Danish, English, French, Norwegian) *Julienne ( French) *Julienna ( French) *Juliet (English) *Julia ( Portuguese,

) *Julieta, Julietta (

) *Juliette ( French) *Julija ( Lithuanian,

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

, Macedonian, Slovene) *Jūlija ( Latvian) *Julijana ( Slovene) *Julinka ( Hungarian) *Juliska ( Hungarian) *Julcia, Julka, Julia ( Polish) *Julitta (Dutch) *Juulia (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

, Finnish) *Uliana (Ульяна) (

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

) *Uliana, Uliyana (Уляна) ( Ukrainian) *Xhulia (

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

) *Xhuliana (Albanian) *Xulia ( Galician) *Xiana (Galician) *Xianna (Galician) *Yulia (Юлия) (

) *Yuliana (Bulgarian,

) *Yuliya (Bulgarian,

) *Julija ( Macedonian)

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