Talk:Dandelion/@comment-31986794-20190326191516/@comment-36799790-20191116160608

'''Tried to update my previous comment after doing some more research, but it wouldn't let me. Here's the revised version:'''

Short answer: No, Julian isn't a Polish name.

Long answer:

Julian was originally a Latin name, but it's now used in a lot of different romantic and germanic languages. As far as I can tell, the names in the Witcher series tend to depend on the region in the game they're from and any real life influences that place has. Redania seems to be based on a combination of Polish (has a lot of Polish names and a similar coat of arms to Poland) and germanic countries (has a lot of germanic names such as Olgierd and Siegfried, is in the north, etc.), and as I said, Julian is used in germanic places in the real world, so it makes sense. It's also possible that, despite not being particularly common, Julian is also sometimes used in Slavic countries such as Poland, and that's why it's here. But it's not Slavic in origin.