Juliana

Juliana
Pronunciationjūl-îanná
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namefrom Latin
Meaning"youthful"
Region of originMediterranean Europe
Other names
Nickname(s)Juli, Julie, Judy etc.
Related namesJulianus, Julian, Julia, Julio, Julius, Julien, Julie, Judy

Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus.[citation needed] Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, which ensured the name's continued popularity in the medieval period.

People with the given name Juliana or Julianna

Medieval

Ordered chronologically
  • Julianna of Paul and Juliana (died 270), Christian martyr during the Aurelian persecution
  • St. Juliana of Nicomedia (died 304), Christian martyr during the Diocletian persecution
  • St. Juliana (fl. 304, a martyr associated with the legend of Saint Cucuphas
  • Juliana Grenier (died between 1213 and 1216)
  • St. Juliana of Liège (1193–1252), nun and visionary from Retinnes in Fléron in the Bishopric of Liège, now in Belgium
  • St. Juliana Falconieri (1270–1341), Italian foundress of the Servite Third Order
  • Juliana or Julian of Norwich (1342–1416), English anchoress, Christian mystic and theologian
  • Juliana Holszanska (1375–1448), third wife of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania
  • Juliana Berners (1388–?), English writer on heraldry, hawking and hunting, said to have been a prioress

Early modern

Ordered chronologically
  • Juliana of Stolberg (1506–1580), German noble, mother of William the Silent
  • St. Juliana Olshanskaya (c. 1525 – c. 1540)
  • Juliana of Lazarevo (1530–1604), saint of the Orthodox Church
  • Juliana (fl. 1542), Guaraní woman from early-colonial Paraguay, known for killing her Spanish master and urging other indigenous women to do the same
  • Juliana Morell (1594–1653), Spanish Dominican nun and the first woman to receive a Doctor of Laws degree
  • Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt (1606–1659), wife of Count Ulrich II of East Frisia
  • Juliana of Hesse-Eschwege (1652–1693), German noble
  • Juliana Schierberg (died 1712), Swedish chamber maid and confidante of Princess Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
  • Juliana Dias da Costa (1658–1733), Christian woman of Portuguese descent who was influential in the court of the Mughal Empire
  • Juliana Annesley, Countess of Anglesey (died 1777)
  • Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729–1796), queen of Denmark between 1752 and 1766
  • Juliana de Lannoy (1738–1782), Dutch artist and poet

Modern

Ordered alphabetically by last name

Animals

  • Juliana (dog) (died 1946), a Great Dane awarded two Blue Cross medals

See also

Name list
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