http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-28394 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:43:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-28394 [...] For a daughter, it is less expected than Summer or Ruby.  For a son, the month is named after Julius Caesar – a powerful association, but less aggressive than Cannon or [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-27916 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:52:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-27916 [...]  The era was good to the classics; other names charting in the Top 1000 included Homer, Virgil, Julius, Cassius, and Lucius for boys and Minerva, Cornelia, Claudia, Aurelia, and Valeria, for girls.  [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-27644 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:43:27 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-27644 [...] Julius Caesar was an emperor; Julio Iglesias, a legendary Latin crooner.  The first reads hyper-masculine; the second, almost meltingly romantic.  The first is ancient but familiar – Julius ranked #335 in 2010.  Julio came in at #339 last year – equally common, and no less well known. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-27421 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:08:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-27421 [...] out there, but seldom used for a child.  Tiberius has never cracked the US Top 1000, even as Julius and Atticus have gone [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-27299 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:21:31 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-27299 The only JU name that I like is Juno and no matter how interesting a history, Julius has forever been ruined by Malema for me. It’s almost like a curse word when I hear the two together. On top of that, I’ve always highly disliked Julian.In another life, maybe I would have liked Julius as I like the Roman/Grecian/Epic type histories.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-26776 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:02:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-26776 [...] neighborhood full of struggling immigrant families.  The five brothers were named Leonard, Adolph, Julius, Milton, and Herbert – better known as Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo.  Brother Adolph [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-21924 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:04:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-21924 [...] -s ending puts him in the company of ancients like Julius, Maximus, Rufus, and Francis.  Except Travis is far younger, an occupational surname from Middle [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-20058 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:05:20 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-20058 [...] #334, Darius is fading today, but ancient names aren’t out of steam just yet.  If Julius and Atticus still sound fresh and stylish, Darius could wear nicely, too – especially if [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-19590 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:06:17 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-19590 [...] most famous bearer of the name was Calpurnia Pisonis, a well-born woman who married Julius Caesar when he was at the height of his power, and she was a mere teenager.  It’s said that [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/13/name-of-the-day-julius/#comment-19258 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:06:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-19258 [...] or hopelessly out of style.  Maybe he’s a little bit of both.  If one parent is all about Julius and the other digs Jayden, Galen could be the best possible compromise.  The Gunsmoke character [...]

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