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Julian

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I like them both.
However, I prefer Julian.
Julius maybe is a little too posh.

This message was edited 9/19/2011, 12:33 AM

Julian.

I like both, but I slightly prefer Julian, I think because you don't have the Julius Caesar thing with it!

Julian!

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I love it for many reasons, mainly because I love the sound of names that end in n. Also, it doesn't come with the Caesar reference.

Julian!

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I love it for many reasons, mainly because I love the sound of names that end in n. Also, it doesn't come with the Caesar reference.

Julian is the name I prefer out of the two. I just prefer the sound of it over Julius.

Julian

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I like both, but I absolutely adore Julian. It's my current number one name for boys.

Julius. I really like a lot of -ius names for boys, I think it's handsome and a little more off-the-path. I do like Julian a lot but Julius is my preference.

I love Julius. So Julius :)

Julius.

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I just think it's the handsomer and more interesting name. I used to babysit a little Julius, and I thought it was adorable on a little boy.

Julian.. and I love it :)

As a FN I prefer Julian, as a MN, Julius

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I love both but as a FN Julius strikes me as a bit of a heavy load

Julian.

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While I love both, Julian has been one of my top favorites for years, literally and I love it more than Julius.

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:D

This message was edited 9/17/2011, 12:22 PM

I like both, but they give different vibes, Julius is handsome and dignified, Julian is elegant and slightly preppy. Possibly overall I prefer Julius.

While I like Julian, I prefer Julius, which is richer and statelier.

Julian.

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I love Julian but dislike Julius, it sounds like an old man's name.

Julian...

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It sounds more handsome to me. More than that though, Julius makes me think of that place called Orange Julius that is teamed up with Dairy Queen or something.

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I do like both names though. Some people say Julian sounds feminine because of its similarity to Julianne, but I disagree. I like that "ju" sound on boys. Actually one of my gp names on a boy is Jules. I like Jude and Judas too.

Julian

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I'm not generally a fan of -us names. Plus Julius makes me think of Orange Julius, and while they're very tasty, it's just kind of a silly association for a name.

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Julian I actually didn't used to be a huge fan of because I thought it seemed too weak, but eventually I started seeing it as much more of a strong name. It does have a gentle side still, but not in a negative way. It also is significant to me because I associate it with St. Julian's, a winery where I am from that's sort of always been around in my life (sponsered my soccer team when I was a kid, etc.).

I like both names but I prefer Julius. It's more interesting in my opinion. I think I would use Julius in real life but not Julian. I just prefer the -us ending to the --an ending.

I prefer Julian. Julius is less popular, but I find the sound of Julian more appealing.

I love both of these names. I would pick Julian over Julius though. I feel that Julius is a little pretentious and a little too "ancient Rome". Julian, especially Julien, is just so handsome. It has been flirting with my top three recently, particularly because I love the nn Jules. I would actually use Julien on a modern child whereas Julius feels like it belongs in another time.

This message was edited 9/17/2011, 9:48 AM

Hm. I'd probably be more likely to use Julian because it seems like the safer option, although I do like the idea of Julius because it stands out from the very large "-an" crowd of boys names.

I like both of them, but I greatly prefer Julius. Julius is a much stronger option, IMO. It's a great classic that packs a punch. Julian is still pretty good, though.

Julius!

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I like both, but Julius has a more classic feel, and it's not as popular without being a creative twist to try a be different. I love Julius and it's on my list to use. My ex-fiance had a nephew Julius and I was greatly upset my top name wouldn't be an option. That's not why it didn't work out, but still.... I wouldn't personally use Julian, but it's still a nice name.

I definitely prefer Julian. It's so handsome and dark. Julius just makes me think of Caesar and Orange Julius.

I usually dislike names which end in "ius" but I would choose Julius over Julian because I always think Julian sounds really effeminate. For some reason, I imagine Julian (also Justin) as a really camp guy!

Julian. Julius reminds me of Orange Julius.