we love the name Julian if our baby is a boy, but we are struggling on which spelling. I know Julian with an A is the way most people know, the only reason I am torn is because, Julien with an E, is the French spelling and our daughter's name has a French spelling.
Do I go with the regular spelling? Or Match our daughter's name with the French spelling?
Tell me what you think!
Also middle name will be Russell after my father. Do you think Julian Russell flows ok?
Open to suggestions! Would love a J name that is not too popular.
Agree with pp; go with Julian. Most people will never have seen the Julien spelling and will assume that it's youneek. It will also be a hassle for your son to correct people all of the time. Normally, I don't think that that matters too much, but in this case, it seems like it would be even more of a nuisance than for most other instances.
I guess I'm in the minority but I don't have a problem with Julien but I've seen it spelled that way before. However if it will bother you that most people will spell it wrong then I'd go with the more common spelling.
Re: Julian or Julien
I'd only use the French if you are French in this case.
Jeremy
Jordan
Jeremiah
Jonas
other ideas:
Jonah
Jude
jonathan
jason/jace
And Julian Russell sounds delightful together!
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