ɪt wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli sˈɪmpli kˈɔːld ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈɪkɚdi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts fˈɜːst tˈuː dˈɛkeɪdz, ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wɛn ɹˈaɪɾɚ dʒˈuːlz vˈɜːnz nˈeɪmd wʌz ˈædᵻd.
It was initially simply called the University of Picardy during its first two decades, until 1991 when writer Jules Verne's named was added.