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The baby name Julijana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA (Slavic/International): /juˈli.ja.na/,IPA (English approximate): /ˌdʒuːliˈænə/,Respelling: yoo-LEE-yah-nah or joo-lee-AN-uh.

Julijana is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: IPA (Slavic/International): /juˈli.ja.na/,IPA (English approximate): /ˌdʒuːliˈænə/,Respelling: yoo-LEE-yah-nah or joo-lee-AN-uh

What is the meaning of the name Julijana ?

The baby name Julijana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA (Slavic/International): /juˈli.ja.na/,IPA (English approximate): /ˌdʒuːliˈænə/,Respelling: yoo-LEE-yah-nah or joo-lee-AN-uh.

Julijana is Latin in Origin.

Julijana is the South Slavic form of Juliana, the feminine of Latin Julianus derived from the Roman family name Iulius. The root is commonly linked to Greek ioulos, "soft, downy hair," yielding the familiar meaning "youthful" or "soft-haired." Used in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, it appears in Cyrillic as Јулијана. The shorter cognate Julija (Julia) coexists in the same region.

Its popularity in Slavic lands was encouraged by the cult of early Christian saints named Juliana - notably Juliana of Nicomedia - whose feast days entered Orthodox and Catholic calendars. International variants include Juliana (English, Spanish, Portuguese), Julianna (Polish/Hungarian/English), Juliane (German/Scandinavian), Giuliana (Italian), Iuliana (Romanian), Yuliana or Uliana/Ulyana (East Slavic). Common diminutives in South Slavic usage are Jula, Juli, Julka, and Jana. Related masculine forms are Julian and Julijan; the immediate Latinized counterpart is Iuliana.

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Julijana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
RS 0 #81 4 923
LT 0 #88 1 949
RS Girls 0 #95 43 1,651
SI Girls 0 #158 17 2,769
HR 0 #165 15 2,081
HR Girls 0 #165 161 3,687
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
Austria Girls 0 #398 23 1,885
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
Germany Girls 0 #787 52 4,949
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,408 39 9,415

Julijana is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:

Austria
BG
CL
CZ
Germany

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Julijana is predominantly a girl's name.
Julijana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced IPA (Slavic/International): /juˈli.ja.na/,IPA (English approximate): /ˌdʒuːliˈænə/,Respelling: yoo-LEE-yah-nah or joo-lee-AN-uh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Juliana, Julianna, Julija, Jūlija, Giuliana and Iuliana.
Across languages, Julijana has these equivalents: Julia (short form), Giuliana (Italian), Iuliana (Romanian), Yuliana / Yulianna (Russian, Ukrainian, other Slavic), Julianna (English, Hungarian).