Jovian

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Jovian is the adjectival form of the god or planet Jupiter. Its archaic form is Jovial.

People named Jovian include:

• Jovian (Emperor), Roman emperor (363-364 AD)
• Jovianus Pontanus an Italian humanist poet.
• the Jovians or Ioviani, a Roman imperial guard corps, see Herculians

In relation to the planet, "Jovian" can refer to:

• a Jovian planet, a term in astronomy, also called a Gas giant, term used to describe Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
• Jovian (fiction), a hypothetical or fictional native inhabitant of the planet Jupiter,

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