The Origin of How July Was Named After Julius Caesar

🎉Happy Julius!📛 doesn't have the same 🔔ring to it like 🎉Happy July!📅   

The month of July is named for Roman ruler Julius Caesar: Quintilis, which was his birth month, was renamed July when he died. Quintilis means “fifth month” in Latin, which represents where this month originally fell in the Roman calendar. 

The name 📛Julius is Latin and means 'youthful, downy-bearded' and possibly derived from  Greek ἴουλος (ioulos). Behind the Name explains Julius could be related to the Roman god Jupiter. 

Julius was #389 in popularity for baby boys to be named in 2024. California and Washington D.C. are the states that have the most men named Julius.  

I like the name Julius mainly for the association with Julius Caesar, but outside of that, Julius is still a strong, solid name. But I admit... I prefer the name 📛Julian.  Nameberry says: "Julian derived from Iulianus, which in turn came from the Roman family name, Julius." So Julian is like Julius' cool cousin then? 👌🏾  

📑📌Check out this great 📄piece by 📛name expert 🤓 Dr. Cleveland Evans: 🗞Julius, popularized after Caesar's death, has experienced ebbs and flows over centuries  

📌👀Reddit 📛namenerds🤓 Community Thread: "Julius vs. Julian?"

https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/comments/v96gy2/julius_vs_julian/

⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛JULIUSES:

📛Julius Erving 🏀 (NBA basketball player)

♀️Female Version of 📛JULIUS:

📛Julia

💭I like the feminine form of Julius. Julianna can be considered a female form of Julius too. I like it a bit more than Julia as I like how Julianna sounds and looks. Even though Julia is a pretty popular name, I've only known one personally. 🤔  

📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Julius

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/J/JU/JULIUS/index.html

☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Julius: 👍 OR 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙/10