Where does “Julia” come from?

Julia derives from Latin Iulia, the feminine form of Iulius, from Ancient Greek ἴουλος meaning "down" or "beard," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH-.

Ancestry of “Julia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Iūlia	—
2	Latin	Iūlius	—
3	Latin	iuppiter	—
4	Proto-Italic	djous patēr	Jupiter
5	Proto-Italic	*djous	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	dyḗws	sky, heaven; sky god
7	Proto-Indo-European	dyéws	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	dyew-	to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Julia”

Kulia

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