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Jemima or Juliet

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VintageGirl89 · 10/07/2020 21:28

We struggled for so long for girls names and couldn't find anything we loved, then suddenly we heard Jemima and it was perfect!
However, we have since fallen in love with Juliet too and can't decided between the two. So......

Which would you choose and why?
Jemima Isabel or
Juliet Isabella

Thank you Smile

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Grufallosfriends · 14/07/2020 13:20

I pronounce Juliette (JuliETT) differently to Juliet (JOOLiet). The emphasis is very different.

I prefer Juliet. And Isabel (rather than Isabelle).

SparkyBlue · 14/07/2020 12:18

I have a Juliette and always get compliments on it

dillydallydollydaydream7 · 14/07/2020 12:13

I love Jemima! Like Jemima Puddle Duck, a classic

Fawnandwren · 14/07/2020 11:53

I hate Jules as a nickname, but I love Juliet. You don't meet many ladies called Juliet. In regards to middle name, I think it depends on your surname. Juliet Isabella is fine if your surname is one or two syllables but Juliet Isabell if it was 2/3/4 syllables would sound better. Jemima is okay, but very 'horsey'.

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VintageGirl89 · 14/07/2020 11:47

@Literaryseed Thank you! I absolutely adore Juliet Isabel ❤

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Literaryseed · 14/07/2020 11:44

Juliet Isabel. Absolutely gorgeous.

captainraymondholt · 14/07/2020 11:09

Jemima Isabel.

Heh1991 · 14/07/2020 01:43

Juliet...I just think it’s prettier.

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VintageGirl89 · 13/07/2020 23:12

Thank you everyone! I've gone through all your responses and as things currently stand we have....
41 people have said they prefer Juliet and 27 people have said they prefer Jemima.
I'll be completely honest, it's Gnomeo and Juliet that has brought the name back to me!! My sons keep watching!! Its a name I loved years ago, long before I actually had children and not sure why I've never considered it. Its very unusual with not many babies called Juliet and I was looking for a more popular name. BUT there's something about it that I can't get out of my heard. Confused

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LivingMyBestLifeNOT · 13/07/2020 22:43

Jemima is lovely x

Twizbe · 13/07/2020 21:02

I'd go in with both and see what baby looks like when she arrives

SoftBlocks · 13/07/2020 20:45

Definitely Juliet.

BinkyBoinky · 12/07/2020 21:18

I can't take Jemima seriously, it sounds too much like a comedy name to me.

123Dancewithme · 12/07/2020 18:50

Jemima

BiscuitLover3679 · 12/07/2020 13:29

Jemima Isabel flows better

bridgetreilly · 12/07/2020 09:50

I really like Jemima Juliet. JJ for short.

But otherwise I think Juliet Isabel is slightly my preference over Jemima Isabel. I don't like Isabella.

Grufallosfriends · 12/07/2020 08:53

I much prefer Juliet.

Also, often names don't get shortened. I know an adult Juliet. It's so easy to say.

My dd has a 3 syllable name that never gets shortened.

KoalasandRabbit · 12/07/2020 01:45

Much prefer Juliet to Jemima though prefer Juliette spelling. I'ld probably do Isabelle after that.

Ginandplatonic · 12/07/2020 01:37

I really like them both. All other things being equal I think you should choose Jemima because it’s been your favourite for longer, and because I prefer the most obvious nicknames. (I know a Juliet who gets Ju and a Jemima who gets Mimi...)

PhoenixBuchanan · 12/07/2020 01:23

We considered both of these for DD2. Ended up choosing Jemima. Still absolutely love it. We live in Canada and do get a lot of people who don't know the name, but we get lots of compliments on it. If you choose it do not worry about American connotations. They're not relevant to us and we live much closer to the US than you do!

My advice with names is generally to go for something you've liked for a long time rather than an "upstart" name. I think there is less potential regret that way. But they are both great choices.

Gremlinpoop · 11/07/2020 21:03

Jemima is a fantastic name querky and known but rare, lots of nickname potentials ( Mima, Mimi, Mim, Jem, Emi). A duck from a Victorian children's story is hardy a bad association, it just shows its a known classic name.
Juliet is also nice but I just don't like the Julie part and somehow seems more mundane. It might be that Julia, Julie, Juliet are just more common so more familiar to me and associated with an older generation I know quite a few Julia's and Juliet's ( Jules) in their 50's.
You will not go wrong with either but Jemima is my favourite out of these.

pilates · 11/07/2020 18:11

Definitely Jemima and love nn Jem

Iwalkinmyclothing · 11/07/2020 18:08

Juliet. It's a beautiful name.

Imissmoominmama · 11/07/2020 16:18

My daughter is a Jemima- named after Jemima Puddle Duck. I’m a huge Beatrix Potter fan.

Theforest · 11/07/2020 16:13

Jemima