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Julius
I'm really crushing on Julius lately. I have always enjoyed it, especially once I hit High School, because my cool, mysterious European art teacher was named Julius, but I'd forgotten about it for quite a while. Now I'm loving Julius with a vengeance. It's so jolly, dignified and shiny and a little geeky without being too wimpy. It's smart. I like that you can shorten it to Jules if you want, which was one of my great-grandfather's middle names. what do you think of Julius? Due for a bit of a comeback, or too old-fashioned?
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I like it a lot. It has all that Roman imperial dignity going on, but it's also very friendly and happy. Those two 'u's are like great big cheesy grins.
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I like Julius. That's why I named our family dog Julius, haha. We call him JuJu.Anyway, when I look at Julius, I don't think "old-fashioned", I just think Roman. I'm all for using ancient Roman and Greek names. I have a major crush on pretty much every name in Greek mythology, haha.
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I love Julius and the nickname Jules. It's in my top 5.
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I love Julius. I'd use it too.
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Mmm... Orange Julius.That's all it makes me think of. Yum.I'd agree with your image of jolly and dignified. Yes, I very much can see that. That or a basketball player. I don't really like the name, but I don't dislike it either. I generally am not a fan of names that end in -ius.I wouldn't call Julius old-fashioned at all, but I'm not sure if it will ever make much of a comeback. I can definitely see Julian doing that. It's softer with the -n, and -s is harsh.
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Julius sounds so wonderfully opulent to me! I love it, and I definitely think it's ready for a comeback.
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I can't take it seriously. I just think of someone being overly macho, referencing Julius Caesar. I've never seen it on a real person though, so once I have I may warm to it.
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I thin Julius is fantastic! I like Julian but Julius has a little something more. I'm not sure it would go over well everywhere, though.
I also love Jules :o)
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