# What is Julia named after?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-julia-named-after/67720>\
**Category:** Offtopic\
**Created:** [September 5, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-julia-named-after/67720 "2021-09-05T16:28:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-julia-named-after/67720/17 "2021-09-07T05:15:05Z")

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> [@pjentsch0](#):
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> It’s against the community standards because it is a deeply uncomfortable and insensitive comment to make.

Do not understand why the above post was flagged.

A real cause of discomfort could be the ugly SS-like picture posted above, to which most people would prefer [Julia Roberts’](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/91) instead.

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