Julius (name)

Julius is the name of a Roman family, most famously the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. The name Julius may be derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded" or from Latin Jovilius "devoted to Jove". Julio/Júlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form.[1]

Surname

Given name

Fictional characters
  • Julius, book by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Dav Pilkey
  • Julius, song by the band Phish on their album Hoist
  • Julius Caesar, fictional character, Japanese name of Julian Konzern from the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters (Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion in Japan)
  • Julius Hibbert, a character from The Simpsons TV series
  • Julius Little, fictional character in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row
  • Julius Pringles, the name of the mascot for Pringles potato crisps
  • Julius, a comic monkey character created by Paul Frank
  • Julius, the father from the television series Everybody Hates Chris
  • Julius, one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series Delilah & Julius
  • The faction House of Julii from the computer game Rome: Total War uses Julius as the family name
  • Julius Belmont, vampire hunter and descendant of Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series of video games
  • Julius, a monster in the 1995 animated Mickey Mouse short, Runaway Brain
  • Dr. Julius Strangepork, a character in The Muppets
  • Julius the Cat, Walt Disney's first recurring animated character.
  • Julius Zebra, a book franchise from author Gary Northfield.

See also

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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