Iuliia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iuliia

What is the meaning of the name Iuliia ?

The baby name Iuliia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced YOO-LEE-YAH (IPA: /ˈjuːliə/).

Iuliia is Latin in Origin.

Iuliia is the East Slavic romanization of the Russian and Ukrainian name Юлия/Юлія, a direct cognate of Julia. It descends from Latin Iulia, the feminine of Iulius (Julius), the ancient Roman family name. The meaning is commonly given as “youthful,” reflecting a traditional link between Iulius and Greek ioulos “downy-haired, youthful,” though other scholars connect it to Iovis (Jupiter) or an Etruscan root of uncertain sense.

Borne by women of the gens Julia in antiquity and spread through Christian calendars, the name has remained pan-European, with strong 20th-century popularity in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Variants and cognates include Yulia, Yuliya, Iuliya, Yulija (Slavic), Julia, Julie, Giulia, Júlia, and Romanian Iulia; diminutives in Russian are Yulya and Yulenka. Iuliia reflects transliteration conventions that render Ю as “Iu” and я as “ia.” Usual pronunciation: YOO-lee-ya.