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Juliet - why does everyone here seem to love it?

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Splendidlyshy · 08/08/2013 20:17

I have seen several threads here recently where people say that they love the name Juliet. Why? And what other names evoke a similar feel to Juliet?

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CormoranStrike · 08/08/2013 21:44

It is beatiful, timeless an elegant

AnxiousAugusta · 08/08/2013 21:39

It's beautiful but not used very often.

Summerfever · 08/08/2013 21:27

Juliet is a timeless and beautiful name. It is strong yet very feminine which is a rare quality. I would have loved to have used the name, but one of my siblings beat me to it!

GertBySea · 08/08/2013 21:20

I have a Juliet. I love it. People grow into their names and it has suited her all the way from a cheeky toddler to a shy school girl. It is irritating how many people assume its Juliette though. Even family cards sometimes arrive addressed that way.
I would never have thought that was the spelling people would gravitate towards.

Yika · 08/08/2013 21:07

I also prefer Julie, which I find much softer. Juliet is quite hard-sounding.

DontCallMeBaby · 08/08/2013 21:03

People may love it, but they don't use it. I've only ever met one - she's a very good friend, love her, never would have called DD Juliet as it would have to have been after my friend, and that wasn't something I wanted to do. Plus because I only know one Juliet my associations with her are strong, it's a name for a delicate slip of a woman, not the woman DD is likely to be!

whatsaduckdo · 08/08/2013 20:53

I am a little gutted however that others seem to love it so much too....I thought I was being original!

whatsaduckdo · 08/08/2013 20:52

I love it. If I had a daughter that's ideally what I would like to call her but do worry that it's a bit old fashioned.

Jojay · 08/08/2013 20:49

I love it but didn't like the nickname potential, so we didn't use it. I'm terrible for shortening names.

Coconutty · 08/08/2013 20:47

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Saffyz · 08/08/2013 20:46

It's elegant, literary, understated.

OutragedFromLeeds · 08/08/2013 20:43

I really don't like it. There's a reason it's underused imo. I like Julia and Julianna though.

Lanceolate · 08/08/2013 20:36

It's classic, elegant and timeless.

Julie is not.

Nellelephant · 08/08/2013 20:35

No idea, I actually prefer Julie as a name. Quite sweet I think and not very common.