I also thought it was related to Gaston Julia or his sets, but apparently not: it was just chosen since it sounds nice (https://www.infoworld.com/article/261670

I also thought it was related to Gaston Julia or his sets, but apparently not: it was just chosen since it sounds nice (https://www.infoworld.com/article/2616709/application-development/new-julia-language-seeks-to-be-the-c-for-scientists.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/2616709/application-develo...)