Jul.
a male given name
Meaning & usage
a male given name
Where this word comes from
Origin uncertain. Several origins have been proposed for the Norwegian name: # a dialectal spelling variant of Gjul, related to Gjurd and Gyrd, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse Guðfrøðr m, a dithematic name whose elements mean “god” and “peace”; # a short form of Julius; # Old Danish Jul m, a younger form of Old Norse Ígull m, from ígull (“hedgehog; sea urchin”). Compare Danish Jul and Swedish Jul (“male given name”).
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