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.

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

People with the given name Juliana or Julianna

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Medieval

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  • 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

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Ordered chronologically

Modern

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Ordered alphabetically by last name

Animals

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

See also

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