The Name Ulyana
Ulyana is a female name of Latin origin meaning “of the Julius family”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Ulyana is a female name of Latin origin. Meaning: “of the Julius family”. The Russian form of the name Iuliania (Juliana), from the Latin Iuliana, “of the Julius family”.
In the church calendar the name is written as Iulianiya: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Ulyana |
| Church form | Iulianiya |
| Short forms | Ulya, Ulyanka |
| Affectionate forms | Ulenka, Ulyasha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| January 3 | Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia |
| January 15 | Righteous Juliana Lazarevskaya of Murom |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Ulyana, by tradition, is a kind, home-loving and patient nature. She is reliable and caring. She can be stubborn. Her strength is diligence and kindness.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Ulyana («Ульяна») in the Russian 1–9 table: У 3 + Л 4 + Ь 3 + Я 6 + Н 6 + А 1 = 23 → 5. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 5 — freedom and change. Five is the number of movement: curiosity, courage, a taste for the new and for travel. Boredom is worse than hardship for this name; the weak spot is inconstancy.
Vowels give the soul number 1 (will and leadership), consonants the personality number 4 (order and work). Inner motive: will and leadership; outer manner: order and work. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): У=400 + Л=30 + Н=50 + А=1 = 481, reduced to 4. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
У — generosity and imagination. Compassion, a rich imagination, a striving for the lofty.
Other letters: Л — sense of beauty; Ь — softness; Я — sense of dignity; Н — strong character and protest; А — beginning and action.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 5 is linked with the planet Mercury.
| Planet | Mercury |
| Stones | diamond |
| Colours | light grey, white, shimmering shades |
| Favourable days | Wednesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 5 goes most easily with 1 and 3, and has more friction with 2 and 4.
Goes well with: Grigoriy, Denis, Evgeniy, Makar, Miron, Roman, Sergey, Tihon, Trofim, Yakov.
More friction with: Andrey, Boris, Veniamin, German, Lev, Timur.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Ulyana carries the meaning “of the Julius family”. Name number 5 — freedom and change; first letter U — generosity and imagination. Inner wishes (will and leadership) and outer manner (order and work) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: January 3, January 15.