Find out how popular the first name Jewlius has been for the last 1 years (from 2003 to 2003) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Jewlius by gender

Based on the last 1 years of data, Jewlius is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2003, there were 6 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Jewlius.

The history of the first name Jewlius

The name Jewlius is of Latin origin, derived from the ancient Roman name Julius, which itself is thought to have evolved from the word "ioulos," meaning "downy-bearded" or "youth." It emerged during the Roman Republic period, around the 6th century BCE.

In ancient Rome, the gens Julia was one of the most prominent patrician families, and the name Julius was borne by many notable figures, including the legendary founder of the Roman Empire, Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE). Caesar's adoption of his nephew Octavian, who later became the first Roman emperor Augustus, ensured the continuation of the Julian line.

The name Jewlius, with its unique spelling, is believed to have originated as a variant of Julius, possibly through transliteration or regional pronunciation differences. While it is not as common as the original Latin form, it has been used sporadically throughout history.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jewlius can be found in the writings of the 9th-century English scholar Alcuin of York, who mentioned a cleric named Jewlius in his correspondence with Charlemagne.

During the Middle Ages, a notable bearer of the name was Jewlius of Avranches (c. 1070-1140), a Norman poet and historian who wrote the celebrated work "Historia Ecclesiastica" (Ecclesiastical History).

In the Renaissance era, Jewlius Pomponius Laetus (1425-1498), an Italian humanist and scholar, was a prominent figure in the Roman Academy, dedicated to the study of classical antiquity.

Moving forward, Jewlius Pollux (1490-1548), a Dutch classical scholar and lexicographer, is best known for his work "Onomasticon," a comprehensive dictionary of Greek words and their meanings.

More recently, Jewlius Streicher (1885-1946) was a notorious German Nazi propagandist and publisher of the virulently anti-Semitic newspaper "Der Stürmer" during the Third Reich.

While not as widely used as its Latin counterpart, the name Jewlius has persisted through the ages, carrying with it the echoes of ancient Roman heritage and the legacy of various historical figures who bore this unique variant.

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