Names like Julius
Julius is a three-syllable Latin name that ends in -us. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Julius.
Junius Latin · An ancient Roman family name, gens Junia, possibly tied to the goddess Juno or to Latin iuniores, the younger ones.
Maximus Latin · "greatest"
Atticus Latin · from Attica
Cassius Latin · Roman family name, traditionally linked to Latin cassus, 'empty, vain'
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Julius comes from.
Augustus Latin · "great, venerable, majestic"
Octavius Latin · means eighth in Latin, historically the birth name of the future Emperor Augustus
Agustin Latin · Spanish form of Augustine, from 'augustus' meaning 'great, venerable'
Antony Latin · traditionally priceless one; true origin unknown, Etruscan family name
The same feel
Also classic and royal names.
Darius Persian · upholder of good, possessing goodness; famously borne by Darius the Great, who expanded the Persian Empire to its height
Nicholas Greek · victory of the people, from the Greek Nikolaos; the fourth-century saint of Myra whose secret gift-giving grew into Santa Claus, a name borne by five popes and two tsars, and the 1990s American staple behind Nick, Cole and Colin
James Hebrew · traditionally "supplanter," the English form of Jacob by way of the Late Latin Iacomus; the name of kings, two apostles, and more US presidents than any other. Royal in Britain, everyman in America, durable everywhere: Jim, Jamie, and Jem included
Lorenzo Italian · from Laurentum, crowned with laurel (Italian form of Lawrence)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Julius, on a similar curve.
Marcellus Latin · diminutive of Marcus, linked to Mars, the god of war
Ulysses Latin · meaning uncertain (Latin form of Odysseus, possibly 'wrathful')
Lucius Latin · light
Ignatius Latin · "fiery", from ignis
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