Julian for a girl?

[InMyLittleHead]

I think it's quite androgynous, and have heard of girls being called Julian before (not many though). But is it too much of a boy's name?

Julie, Julia, Julianne, Julianna all sound good. Julian just sounds Famous Fiveish to me.

Most of my friends would probably get the Julian of Norwich connection [nerds]. Also, Lady Ottoline Morrell called her daughter Julian...

But I do take the point of most posters that it is very fixed in most people's minds as a boy's name.

I would pronounce Julianne as 'Julie-Anne' and Julienne as 'Julie-Enn'

I much prefer the pronunciation of Julian and I think it's rather nice as a girl's name. There's a town near me in California called Julian that's famous for apple pie and snow in winter

It's your baby and your choice, but do consider her feelings. How would you have felt if your parents had called you Gordon for example (assuming you are a woman of course!)

It's like this:
Robert - Roberta
Daniel - Danielle
Julian - Julianne
it will be confusing because it's a boys name! would you call a girl Robert??

Really like Julianna.

I don't like it as a boy's name, let alone a girl's name. Is it really the loveliest name for a girl you can think of? If so, go for it.

I know a woman called Gareth. As other posters have said, it causes all manner of confusion.

Oh, Mezley it's hardly the same! Julian is quite a feminine boys name imo, whereas Gordon is...not (just looked at our beloved PM)

Please don't do it. Your daughter might resent you forever. Julian may be seen by some as a bit androgenous and 'Another Country', but I would have to disagree. My brother is called Julian and is as masculine and alpha male as it comes.

I have never heard of a female Julian. I am very that the op has heard of a few.

I would assume she is a boy too. To be honest I don't like the name Julian for a boy as it does sound quite girly.
At playgroup I met a girl called Riley and am always tempted to ask her parents why they have given her a boys name!

I was at primary school with a girl called Julina - thought nothing of it at the time, now I wonder if they meant to have Juliana but spelt it wrong

Anyway there you go, op - have Julina (anag) instead!

(pron Ju-leena btw, not Ju-liner)

Yes, but Julian of Norwich was only called that because of the church where she hung out, not because it was her name. The original Saint Julian was a man, no?

Actually, just checked, and the original Saint Julian is apparently believed to be a myth. But in the myth it was a man.

It is a boys name. Please find a girls name that you like if you don't want your daughter to feel that you really wished she was a boy.

[pouts]

Oh alright.

Just as bad for a girl as it is for a boy. Yuck!

Dont worry-go with it and,'All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well.'To quote Julian of Norwich.

I asked myself this very question recently and have decided on Juliet.

Because I think the reactions are 'you've got that wrong, it's a boy's name'.

Doesn't matter whether a girl or boy, tis shite.

at pranma

Love how all the closet medievalists have surfaced...