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What do you think of when you hear the name

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HalfBloodPrincess · 12/10/2018 08:53

Juliet?

The name has a link to our surname but it’s not a recent link. I just want to see if anyone thinks of it before completely writing off the name as a no.

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LeeMiller · 12/10/2018 15:43

If I hear Juliet I think Romeo. If I think Just Lewis I do think the actress. But, it might be a generational things as she was in a lot of films when I was growing up, I can't remember seeing her in anything recently.

Frazzlerock · 12/10/2018 13:46

I think she is hugely popular, but I am a child of the 90's and she was in everything then. Maybe not so popular now, I can't remember what she was last in...

I say go for it!

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HalfBloodPrincess · 12/10/2018 13:39

@frazzlerock this is the problem! I just wanted to gauge whether she was a famous enough actress for people to automatically know her and think of her first when they hear Juliet. I don’t mind if it’s in a more of a ‘that sounds familiar’ way.

I only know her from cape fear. Wasn’t really sure of her popularity Iyswim.

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Frazzlerock · 12/10/2018 13:31

I've just realised your surname is Lewis! Do you want your child to have almost the same name as a very famous actress?

Juliet is very pretty, regardless.

Rebecca36 · 12/10/2018 13:27

Juliet Lewis sounds very nice. There are lots of people called Juliet, not just Romeo's girlfriend. Think Juliet Stevenson, the actress, for a start. I've known a few. Often called 'Jules' for short which is a pleasant and friendly diminutive.

Juliette is very popular in France.

steppemum · 12/10/2018 13:15

The dice was loaded from the start

Grin Grin

the very first single I ever bought!

Frazzlerock · 12/10/2018 13:14

My boss when I was a nanny many moons ago. If it helps, she was lovely!

Aebj · 12/10/2018 13:14

Juliet Bravo is the first thing that sprang to my mind!

FannyFlapping · 12/10/2018 13:11

I love it but it does make me think of balconies.

JaneJeffer · 12/10/2018 13:09

The dice was loaded from the start

dalmatianmad · 12/10/2018 12:39

It's a beautiful name! I love it

NorthEndGal · 12/10/2018 12:37

Well, my first thought was, as long as you don't say your last name is Lewis Blush
Sorry
She is a great actress but she did have a hellacious personal life lived out in the tabloids

DC18 · 12/10/2018 12:34

I don't know who Juliet Lewis is. My initial thought is Romeo and Juliet but not in a bad way. I think it's a pretty, almost romantic name x

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/10/2018 12:30

Have no idea of a connection to Lewis.

Juliet is a great name.

steppemum · 12/10/2018 12:28

I can't think of a connection with Lewis. (and I am old)
I did think Bravo though!

I like it, but I did feel, because of the Romeo thing, that it somehow defines a girl in relation to a romantic relationship.

Pretty, but not one I would use.

Oysterbabe · 12/10/2018 12:15

Lewis was my second thought after Romeo. I think it's ok though.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/10/2018 12:07

Lovely name, goes well with Lewis.

oskars · 12/10/2018 10:54

I always think 'and Romeo', but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing! It's a nice name.

CherryPavlova · 12/10/2018 10:40

Juliet is lovely. I can’t think of a connection with Lewis. If your name was Capulet, I might think twice.
Just googled and can’t say I recognise or have heard of that particular actress.

OutPinked · 12/10/2018 10:32

Juliette and the Licks was my second connection after Shakespeare then I saw your surname is Lewis. I wouldn’t do it.

deptfordgirl · 12/10/2018 09:58

I would. I didn't make the connection until someone said.

MarthasGinYard · 12/10/2018 09:55

I wouldn't not with your surname

NannyR · 12/10/2018 09:53

It's a lovely name, timeless. I had to Google juliet Lewis, actress??, I think I've heard of her but certainly didn't spring to mind immediately when I heard the name.

rebelrosie12 · 12/10/2018 09:46

Absolutely beautiful. We know a little Juliet and I often think what a brilliant name it is.

Dontbuymesocks · 12/10/2018 09:43

Lovely name!