Other Forms FormsIule (Old Swedish), Juli (modern transcription), Iula
Meaning & History
Short form of names containing Old Norse ígull meaning "sea urchin", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *igilaz "hedgehog" (compare Modern Swedish igelkott and Faroese igelkøttur, both meaning "hedgehog"). Examples of such names are Ígulgæirr and Ígulfríðr.