Old Norse origin
Source-reportedA variant spelling of Jul m. The exact origin may differ between bearers. Norwegian name literature analyses Jul as: # a dialectal variant of Gjul, ultimately from Old Norse Gjurðr m; # a short form of Julius; or # a continuation of Old Danish Jul, a younger form of Old Norse Ígull m, from ígull (“sea urchin, hedgehog”). Compare Danish Juul and Swedish Juul (“male given name”).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: JuulCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: JuulCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Dutch Wiktionary: JuulCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

