Pronunciation | French: [ʒyl] English: /dʒuːlz/ |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Language(s) | 1. Greek 2. Latin |
Meaning | 1. "devoted to Jove" |
Other names | |
Related names | Julia, Julian, Julie, Julien, Julio, Julius, Jolyon |
Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar).
In the anglosphere, it is also used for females but it’s still a predominantly masculine name.[citation needed]One of the few notable examples of a female fictional character with the name is Jules Lee from the American TV series Orphan Black: Echoes.
It is the given name of: