Julia f. Fem. of Julius.
The name of two 1st C empresses consort of the Roman Empire, a 1st C Jewish client queen of the Roman empire, a 1st C Berber queen of Mauretania, a 1st C queen of Commagene, a 1st C queen of Cetis, a 4th C empress consort of the Roman empire and saint, a 4th C Iberian saint, and a 5th C martyr.
Withycombe s.n. Julia says the name did not come into use in England until the 18th C (despite the appearance of a Shakespearean character with the name); however, earlier examples can be found. The name was rare throughout Europe before the Renaissance.