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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Juliana f. Fem. of Julian.

The name of a 3rd C martyr, a 4th C saint, a 13th C French saint, a 14th C Italian saint, a 14th C English mystic, a 14th C grand duchess consort of Lithuania, and a 16th C Russian saint.

England
Latin
1185x1186 Juliana (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 23, Juliane (gen) ibid. p. 23; 1189 Giliana (nom) GASurv p. 111, Juliana (nom) ibid. p. 78; 1222 Juliana (nom) StPaulDom p. 8, Juliane (gen) ibid. p. 25, iuliane (gen) ibid. p. 4; 1279–80 Juliana (nom) WaHR-SK p. 36, Juliane (gen) ibid. p. 65; 1327 Juliana (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1340xc1450 Julian (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 81, Juliana (nom) ibid. p. 7, Juliane (nom) ibid. p. 70; 1377 Juliana (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5; 1381 Juliana (nom) ibid. p. 10, Suffolk1381 p. 83, Julianna (nom) ibid. p. 106; 1408 Juliana (nom) GCCYork p. 12; 1485–1486 Juliana (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 65; 1553 Gilliana (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1561 Jeliana (nom) ibid. p. 60
Middle English
1395 Iuliane EEW p. 8
Early Modern English
1530 Julyan LIWill-III p. 63; 1538 Jellyan BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1539 Jellyan ibid. p. 1; 1541 Jelyan ibid. p. 2; 1542 Jelian ibid. p. 3; 1543 Jelian ibid. p. 3, Jelyan ibid. p. 3; 1544 Jelyan ibid. p. 4; 1545 Jelyan ibid. p. 4; 1546 Jelyan ibid. p. 5; 1548 Jelyan ibid. p. 6, Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1549 Julian BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1551 Jelyan BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1552 Jelian ibid. p. 7; 1553 Jelian ibid. p. 8, Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1555 Julyan ibid. p. 80; 1556 Julian bruton-vol1 p. 108; 1558 Julian ibid. p. 109; 1558–9 Julian-f StMary-Ke p. 2; 1560 Jelyan BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Julyan ibid. p. 11; 1562 Jelyan ibid. p. 12, Julyan ibid. p. 11; 1564 Jellian RegBisham p. 2, Julian BEmar-vol2 p. 29, StAnthonlin p. 17; 1564/5 Julyan BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1565 Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1566 Gilliant BUmar-vol1 p. 2, Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1567 Julian HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1569 Julian bruton-vol1 p. 5, Julyan BEmar-vol2 p. 30; 1571 Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1572 Julyan ibid. p. 82; 1576 Jellian StAnthonlin p. 25; 1577 Jellyan COmar-vol2 p. 48; 1579 Julyan DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1580 Gyllyane WAmar-1 p. 108; 1582 Gellian BUmar-vol2 p. 141, Juliana ibid. p. 63; 1583 Jellian COmar-vol5 p. 85, Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 8; 1585 Jellyan COmar-vol5 p. 128, Jillian SaxhamSf p. 39, Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Gilian BUmar-vol1 p. 17, Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 13; 1587 Julian ibid. p. 14, bruton-vol1 p. 48; 1588 Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Gillyan COmar-vol2 p. 72, Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Gilian Bar-in-El p. 27, Julian BEmar-vol2 p. 96, DEmar-vol2 p. 21, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Juliane BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Bar-in-El p. 27; 1591 Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 23; 1593 Julian ibid. p. 27, Julyan COmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1594 Julian DEmar-vol2 p. 28; 1595 Julian ibid. p. 31; 1596 Julian ibid. p. 34; 1598 Julian ibid. p. 37, Julyan bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1599 Julian BEmar-vol1 p. 17, DEmar-vol2 p. 42
France
Latin
1127 Juliane (gen) CartStPC XIX; 1179 Juliana (abl) clairvaux-12thc 177; 1180 Juliane (gen) RotScaNor p. 3; 1301 Juliana (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 245
Old French
1296 Julienne paris1296 p. 36; 1301 Juliane (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 237; 1313 Juliane Paris1313 p. 4, Julienne ibid. p. 61
Middle French
1563 Juliane RegPCC-1 p. 31; 1564 Julienne ibid. p. 73; 1565 Julienne ibid. p. 113; 1566 Juliane ibid. p. 264, Julienne ibid. p. 244; 1567 Julienne ibid. p. 288; 1568 Julienne ibid. p. 370; 1571 Juliane ibid. p. 439
Italy
Latin
1285 Iuliane (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156
Italian
1513x1521 Iuliana LeoX p. 11
Cite as: N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Juliana". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Juliana.