Pronunciation | jūl-îanná |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | from Latin |
Meaning | "youthful" |
Region of origin | Mediterranean Europe |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Juli, Julie, Judy etc. |
Related names | Julianus, Julian, Julia, Julio, Julius, Julien, Julie, Judy |
Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus.[citation needed] Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, which ensured the name's continued popularity in the medieval period.