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SummerRose999 · 2024-07-10T16:41:23+00:00

Last post.... I hope! Juliet. What do you think? Is it likely to be shortened? Is there teasing potential with Romeo and Juliet or should we be okay? It's the name I loved for a girl as a teenager but got loads of along the years.

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UrsulaBelle · 27/03/2025 21:24

I had a primary school friend called Juliet. Pretty name. She was occasionally called Ju-ju but never Julie.

Snooks1971 · 27/03/2025 21:18

Beautiful name!

2025mustbebetter · 27/03/2025 21:13

One of my favourite names!

Purplecatshopaholic · 27/03/2025 21:11

Love Juliet, so pretty, classy, timeless. Ettie is terrible though, sorry.

Starlightstarbright4 · 27/03/2025 21:10

It’s my sister’s name - she tends to get called Jules by others . I called her yetti when I was little as I couldn’t pronounce it 🤣, my Ds called her du et for the same reason but we both manage now .

I work with another Juliette always uses her full name

tsmainsqueeze · 27/03/2025 21:07

Beautiful.

StScholastica · 27/03/2025 20:56

Beautiful, the one I know gets the nickname "Jet".

YourAmberFawn · 25/03/2025 21:33

I think it’s a lovely name. I’d definitely use this name, potentially as a middle name as there are names I like more. But a beautiful name.

Blue278 · 07/02/2025 10:38

I have a brilliant friend named Juliet. Doesn’t suit her. She goes by Yeti. 😁

EcruCardigan · 06/02/2025 12:47

GriseldaMolestrangler · 06/02/2025 11:57

No, my mate is Juliet but gets that pronunciation more often.

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@bluebunnys , no, which is precisely why I said it.

GriseldaMolestrangler · 06/02/2025 11:57

bluebunnys · 06/02/2025 11:55

Juliet is pretty but be prepared for some saying it as Julie-ette.

Surely only if spelled Juliette?

No, my mate is Juliet but gets that pronunciation more often.

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bluebunnys · 06/02/2025 11:55

Juliet is pretty but be prepared for some saying it as Julie-ette.

Surely only if spelled Juliette?

ChocoChocoLatte · 06/02/2025 11:45

Love it

GriseldaMolestrangler · 06/02/2025 11:44

DramaAlpaca · 10/07/2024 22:20

I see what you did there!

OP, it's a gorgeous name. I always bang on about this but it's nicest pronounced the English way with the emphasis on the first syllable, not like the French Juliette.

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One of my best friends is called Juliet but gets it pronounced the French way. I love the name. I do think she was called after the TV show though, her mum was obsessed with Juliet Bravo. The character wasn't even called Juliet, I think it was Kate!

EcruCardigan · 06/02/2025 09:44

Juliet is pretty but be prepared for some saying it as Julie-ette. (cf. Janet/Janette, Danielle/Danny-elle).
Highly likely to be shortened to Jules.
Ettie - far too close to Yeti.

Use it as a middle name.

aramox1 · 06/02/2025 04:48

Lovely. But Ettie is a shortening of Ethel, not Juliet! Jay is another Juliet abbreviation I think.

BeNavyReader · 06/02/2025 01:58

My little Juliet is Juju 🥰
always gets a positive response

RedRumMurdoch · 12/07/2024 13:05

Great name though I prefer Julia.

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Greyblind09 · 11/07/2024 21:45

Lovely name

Bigearringsbigsmile · 11/07/2024 21:41

I don't like ophelia because you can say ' ophelia tits'

poppymango · 11/07/2024 17:42

MrsSamR · 11/07/2024 14:44

I always find it funny/interesting when Juliet is floated as a potential name on Mumsnet as people are always so positive and no one brings up the Shakespeare/suicide reference and just say it's a beautiful name and yet when Ophelia is mentioned all people can talk about is her sad story and how they could never use it for that reason! Makes no sense to me. I have an Ophelia and another female Shakespearean name for my 2 girls' names so it works for me! Just find it an interesting double standard.

True! Although I think with R&J the association is one of true love, whereas Hamlet was a bit of an arse and Ophelia went mad... slightly less romantic!

I still love the name Ophelia though, and I also love the alternative spelling (Ofelia - Pan's Labyrinth!)

Ettie is a super cute nickname for Juliet. I think Juno and Jude are lovely also. I'd be sure to establish a nickname early on to avoid one that you don't like.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 11/07/2024 17:39

MrsSamR · 11/07/2024 14:44

I always find it funny/interesting when Juliet is floated as a potential name on Mumsnet as people are always so positive and no one brings up the Shakespeare/suicide reference and just say it's a beautiful name and yet when Ophelia is mentioned all people can talk about is her sad story and how they could never use it for that reason! Makes no sense to me. I have an Ophelia and another female Shakespearean name for my 2 girls' names so it works for me! Just find it an interesting double standard.

Ive adored the name Ophelia (as much as Juliet ) ever since I saw a feminist play that did “Hamlet” from Ophelia and Gertrude’s perspectives. Though I assume the reason people mention Ophelia’s suicide and not Juliet’s is because until recently Ophelia was a very rare name - luckily it’s surging in popularity now so most people won’t only have that association anymore. Juliet on the other hand has had small but steady numbers for decades so has more associations for most people than just the play/ pop culture ones.

Topoftheflops · 11/07/2024 16:24

MercutiosFiddlestick · 10/07/2024 17:46

I think it’s beautiful and timeless.

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