Giuliana
Meaning of Giuliana
Giuliana, the silvery Italian daughter of the ancient Roman name Julius, carries the meaning of “youthful” and a faint echo of Jupiter’s wide, star-crowned sky, yet she steps with the quiet poise of a maiko crossing a Kyoto bridge at dusk; her four syllables, joo-lee-AH-nuh, rise and fall like the pull of a shamisen string, at once bright and restrained. Rooted in Renaissance Florence where marble angels bear her on scrolls, and mirrored in the modern United States where her popularity swells and ebbs like Pacific tides, Giuliana suggests freshly opened camellias—elegant, never hurried, aware of impermanence yet untouched by haste. Artists hear her as a cool breath of spring, calligraphers see her as black ink unfurling across rice paper, and parents find in her both the timeless grace of classical Italy and the refined simplicity of Japanese wabi-sabi: beauty revealed in understatement.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as joo-lee-AH-nuh (/dʒuːliˈɑːnə/)
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Notable People Named Giuliana
| Giuliana Rancic is an Italian-born American entertainment reporter and former E! News co-anchor who lives in Chicago and Los Angeles. |
| Giuliana Tesoro was an Italian-born American chemist who earned over 125 patents, with her most notable work improving fabric comfort, practicality, and flame resistance. |
| Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped in Iraq and, after her release, shot at by U.S. forces, resulting in the death of an intelligence officer and injuries that sparked international outcry. |
| Giuliana De Sio is an Italian actress and younger sister of singer Teresa De Sio, known for winning two David di Donatello awards and a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress. |
| Giuliana Salce is a retired Italian race walker who won the 1985 World Indoor gold medal. |
| German model Giuliana Radermacher is known by her stage name Giuliana Farfalla. |
| Giuliana Berlinguer was an Italian director, screenwriter, and novelist. |
| Giuliana González is an Argentine defender who plays for River Plate and the Argentina women's national team. |
