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How would you pronounce Juliet?

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Silverbirchy · 25/05/2022 08:27

I posted about the name Juliet yesterday and it seems that there could be some confusion over pronunciation. So, how would you pronounce the name?

JULIE-et?
Julie-ET?

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DuchessOfSausage · 28/02/2023 19:41

Apologies to @IamTheSun , I meant to @ @Thighdentitycrisis not you.

Chilesstanton · 28/02/2023 19:41

I’m sorry but wtaf is Julie-ut?

DuchessOfSausage · 28/02/2023 19:39

@IamTheSun , the sound is a schwa, and doesn't sound like the e in the, it sounds like the ah in Sarah or Noah

It's [ˈdʒuːlɪɛt] not [ˈdʒuːlɪət]

Thighdentitycrisis · 28/02/2023 19:27

Juliet is pronounced with uh sound at the end, Julie-ut. There is a symbol for this sound in the phonetic alphabet it’s one of the most common sounds in the English language and sounds like the vowel in “the” not the the uh sound in “bus” if that make sense!

Juliette is pronounced like serviette

DuchessOfSausage · 28/02/2023 19:19

Exactly, @mocktail .

mocktail · 28/02/2023 18:36

Reddahlias · 28/02/2023 12:05

To me Juliet and Juliette are pronounced exactly the same

Isabel and Isabelle are pronounced the same
Annabel and Annabelle are pronounced the same

They are pronounced very differently - the former are pronounced the English way, so Juliet, Annabel or Isabel.

However the French spellings, Juliette, Annabelle or Isabelle, are pronounced with the emphasis on the last syllable, JuliETTE, AnnaBELLE, IsaBELLE.

Exactly like the difference between Janet or Jeanette.

But the French don't stress the last syllable!

DuchessOfSausage · 28/02/2023 12:24

A friend's daughter is Isabelle. They say it as Isabel, as I'd imagine do most people. The French pronunciation is generally equal stress on all syllables.

Classica · 28/02/2023 12:10

The fact of the matter is that many people (most people?) pronounce Juliet and Juliette in exactly the same way. So don't pick the name Juliet if that would annoy you.

Reddahlias · 28/02/2023 12:05

To me Juliet and Juliette are pronounced exactly the same

Isabel and Isabelle are pronounced the same
Annabel and Annabelle are pronounced the same

They are pronounced very differently - the former are pronounced the English way, so Juliet, Annabel or Isabel.

However the French spellings, Juliette, Annabelle or Isabelle, are pronounced with the emphasis on the last syllable, JuliETTE, AnnaBELLE, IsaBELLE.

Exactly like the difference between Janet or Jeanette.

DuchessOfSausage · 28/02/2023 09:45

@Piggywaspushed , not all of us on here are English even if we are British.

@JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn , she is saying that Annabelle is pronounced Anna Bell and Isabelle Isa Bell, not ANN-a-bel and IS-a-bel. I'd say them just like Annabel and Isabel.
If you compare Janet and Janette - one is JAN-et and the other JanET, Juliet and Juliette follow the same stress pattern. Juliet is JOOL-i-et and Juliette is Julie-ETTE.

Snowiscold · 28/02/2023 01:28

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 28/02/2023 00:15

Ive only ever heard it pronounced Juliet - as in Romeo and Juliet. No matter how many different ways people are trying to write it, I can't hear it any other way 🤷🏼‍♀️

But how is that pronounced?

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 28/02/2023 00:19

Now I'm even more confused!

To me Juliet and Juliette are pronounced exactly the same!

To me
Isabel and Isabelle are pronounced the same
Annabel and Annabelle are pronounced the same

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 28/02/2023 00:15

Ive only ever heard it pronounced Juliet - as in Romeo and Juliet. No matter how many different ways people are trying to write it, I can't hear it any other way 🤷🏼‍♀️

Reddahlias · 27/02/2023 21:06

Juliet and Juliette are different

Just like

Isabel and Isabelle
Annabel and Annabelle

The former are the English spellings with the emphasis on the first syllable. The latter are French and emphasise the last syllable

daisypond · 27/02/2023 20:58

Juliet and Juliette are different.
Juliette is three syllables with emphasis on ETTE.
Juliet is almost- not quite- two syllables with emphasis on JU. More like Jul-yet.

Luredbyapomegranate · 27/02/2023 20:37

jew-lee-et

Which as far as I’ve experienced is how it’s always said in the Uk even if you spell it Juliette,.

Piggywaspushed · 27/02/2023 19:45

I think this thread has taught me I don't pronounce Julia the same way as you English people, let alone Juliet.

DuchessOfSausage · 27/02/2023 19:23

Yes. Just as @Reddahlias says it.

Reddahlias · 27/02/2023 19:18

Juliet is JULIE-et

Juliette is Julie-ET

The latter has the emphasis on the ETTE

DuchessOfSausage · 27/02/2023 16:12

@Theoldwoman , yours make no sense to me.
Dew has no J in it, and Jewel is two syllables:
[djuː]
[ˈdʒuːəl]
Juliet is [ˈdʒuːlɪɛt]

Pemba · 27/02/2023 15:27

Dew-liet?? There's no 'd' in there.

Theoldwoman · 27/02/2023 13:55

That makes absolutely no sense.

DuchessOfSausage · 27/02/2023 13:41

@Theoldwoman , I'd say your versions as Doo-liet and Joo-el-iet

Theoldwoman · 27/02/2023 08:57

They are both the same OP.

Dew- liet is how I pronounce it.

Some say:

Jewel-iet

Hobbesmanc · 27/02/2023 08:54

Hmmm flatter as in Juliet Bravo. Or extended as in Juliette Binoche. Deffo different sounds.

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