What impressions do you have of the baby name Julius?

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(Me again! We're really struggling with this upcoming baby's name! Thanks in advance!)
What does the name Julius bring to mind? We prefer it to Julian as it's less common and feels a bit stronger to me.

It sounds pretentious to me. Along the same line as Atticus.

It makes me think of Julius Caesar. There is a Julius at my daughter’s nursery. I haven’t heard his name being shortened. I think the name is fine. I prefer it to Julian, which I really don’t like.

I like it!

I’ve not met a Julius so don’t have any associations. Your Julius will become his name!

Oh, interesting! Jude as a nickname for Julius? I hadn't even considered that!

Came on to say this too. I’m late 30s.

Caesar.

I like it, I think it sounds quite European.
It's a solid and very easy name to say and write yet not very common.

I quite like it.

Obviously it has Caesar connotations, and somehow Augustus seems a bit less pompous because the name has been used more, whereas Julian tends to have been used instead of Julius.

BUT I like it, it is strong and unusual without being yoonique, and I prefer it to Jude, which brings to mind all the lugubrious misery of Hardy, Jules which is just ... ick, and Julian, which is nice enough, but does slightly conjure up for me a man who fastidiously irons his underpants.

I think, with a bit of a swagger, he could pull off Julius nicely.

Hey Juuuude, don't be a fool...

I don't think it flows naturally as a nn and I actually don't like it.

I get the whole Jude Law thing, but he is actually getting to be quite an old man now, and to me it is a 60-something female librarian who feels Judith sounds a bit stiff and Jude hints nicely at her wild side (which is occasionally go to the chipped on Friday night wearing no underpants under her tweed skirt.

It’s pompous and old fashioned for me too, I’m afraid.

I find Julian wet.
i grew up with a Julius who was seen as glamorous as he was in a film. Hadn’t ever associated him with Caesar, probably as he was black.

I quite like it but I don't like Julian.
Cassius is better. Do you like that?

Ooo lar dee dar, fancy pants Magee. Posh, pompous, pretentious. Sorry. And that’s for both Julius and Julian.
Jude is nice.
What other names do you like but have crossed off the list… and why?

Reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins”. I love Arnie so it’s a hit with me!

Pretentious

Sorry: occasionally going to the chip shop.

But you get the idea. It's a slightly lame attempt to loosen up a rather prim ladies name to me.

Or it's Jude the Obscure, who always makes me feel a bit ground down by the world.

This 100% even ahead of Caesar - i can hear him saying it with the accent now.

Wet blanket - sorry!

Reminds me of the baby in the lovely children’s book, “Julius, the Baby of the World”. I like it!

Definitely Caesar.

I know the lovliest Julius, can't say enough nice things about him (just as a counter point to all the "arrogant" / "pompous" comments previously). He's Swedish, perhaps a more common name there. It's a big name for a small kid I guess but people end up settling into their names don't they? My only exception to this is people who name their kids random words rather than proper names like Apple Martin.

My only advise about naming kids is make sure you like it. I really don't like my youngest child's name, it was a panic pick and I'm still annoyed 4 and a half years later.

I prefer the sound of Cassius but not the meaning. Julius doesn't sound strong to me. It sounds a bit wet

it’s quite similar sounding to Julie? That’s what popped into my head

Poncey

This!