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Giuliano

Meaning — Giuliano is an Italian masculine given name, the Italian form of Julian, from the Latin Julianus — a derivative of Julius, possibly related to the Greek word for "soft-haired" or to Iovilius meaning "devoted to Jupiter". The name carries in Italy the shadow of Giuliano de' Medici, younger brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, murdered in the Pazzi Conspiracy of 1478 in Florence Cathedral — one of the most dramatic events of the Renaissance.·Italian origin·Male·joo-LYA-no

Giuliano Giuliano carries the tragic glamour of the Medici — the beautiful young prince cut down at the height of his promise in Florence Cathedral, immortalized in Botticelli's portraits. Characters with this name in Italian fiction project a radiant, somewhat doomed brilliance suited to the Italian Renaissance, stories of political intrigue and family violence, and historical novels of the Florentine quattrocento.

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Historical FictionLiterary FictionRenaissance FictionRomance

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GiulianoJuliánJulianGiulio

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Giuliano ContiGiuliano FerrariGiuliano RicciGiuliano De MediciGiuliano PazziGiuliano Strozzi

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