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Summary
- No one named Julianne, Juliana or Julian appears in the Bible.
- Julianne is a feminine form of Julian, from the Roman name Iulianus, which was formed from the family name Julius.
- Julia is greeted by Paul in Romans 16:15, and the centurion Julius guards Paul on the voyage to Rome in Acts 27.
- Julius may come from Greek ioulos, “downy-bearded,” or be linked to Jupiter; “youthful” is not the derivation Behind the Name gives.
- Read as Julie plus Anne, the name’s second half goes back to Hannah, “favour” or “grace.”
- Saints of the name are called Juliana, among them Juliana of Nicomedia (16 February) and Juliana of Cornillon (5 April).
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Julianne,” “Juliana,” “Julian,” “Julius,” “Julia,” “Anne” and “Hannah,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/julianne
- “Julianne Moore,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore
- “Juliana of Nicomedia” and “Juliana of Liège,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_of_Nicomedia
- Nominis, Église catholique en France, “Julianne.” https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/prenom/1040/Julianne.html
- Scripture quotations: Romans 16:15; Acts 27:3, English Standard Version. References: Acts 27:1, 42–43; 1 Samuel 1.
