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Where does “Julie” come from?

Julie (Scots) comes from Middle English Julie, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Julie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJulie—
2Anglo-Normanjulie—
3Old Frenchjule—
4LatinIūlius—
5Latiniuppiter—
6Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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