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[kuyamu.livejournal.com]

I'd like opinions on the name Julian for a girl.

I've found some places that say this is both a boy's name and a girl's name, but most just say it is a boy's names. I've found other, feminine spellings that are pronouced the same (Juliane, Julianne), but I don't really like those spellings.

I guess I'd mostly like to know if people would see/hear Julian and think "That girl has a boy's name"

Edit: This is not a name I'm considering for a child. I was just wondering because to me Julian sounds feminine and some places say it is both a boy's name and a girl's name. So don't have a heart attack.

Comments

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't bother me a bit to see it on a girl because it used to be used for girls (i.e. Julian of Norwich). It's the same to me as naming a boy Ashley or Courtney now.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

wtf? how is it the same as naming a boy ashley or courtney? look at lists of the most popular baby names, ashley and courtney will both be on there for girls, julian will not. if you name a baby ashley or courtney, most people will assume it's a girl, if you name a baby julian, people will assume it's a boy.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

You know what's weird to me, is that I have never met a girl named Ashley. Ever. I know several boys called Ashley though, so to me it's very much a boy's name. Maybe it's a UK/USA thing.

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

It must be. Anyone in their teens or early 20s in the US, I'm willing to bet they went to school with at least one girl Ashley. I knew five at my high school. And three of them were Ashley S.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

if you name a baby ashley or courtney, most people will assume it's a girl, if you name a baby julian, people will assume it's a boy.

that's why it's the same to me- both used to be used for the one gender and now are predominately used for the other

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

But Julian has always been predominantly masculine, even in the middle ages. Julian of Norwich got her name from her church - St. Julian's - which was named after a male. Where Ashley and Courtney have really gone from male to female, Julian has never gone from female to male - it's always been male.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

but...julian was never a girls name. it's always been strictly a boys name, so i don't see how it compares to ashley/courtney.