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Where does “julie” come from?

julie (Old French) comes from Old French jule, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “julie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjule—
2LatinIūlius—
3Latiniuppiter—
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “julie”

  • July
  • July Monarchy
  • mid-July
  • iulius
  • जुलाई
  • جولای
  • Julai
  • Julai
  • Julie
  • ဇူလိုင်
  • জুলাই
  • জুলাই
  • uJulayi
  • Tschulei
  • Julai
  • Yuli
  • Hūrae
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