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Opinions- Juliet or Juliette?

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a1nnie31 · 29/10/2026 04:19

I’m finally pregnant! We’re so excited for our sweet baby girl. I love the name Juliet Lorraine, but I’m noticing most people spell it Juliette... even talk to text! I don’t want to mess up her Starbucks order for the rest of her life, but I also think the extra flair looks a little too… much. Haha!

They’re both pretty, but, any thoughts?

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durdledoris · 29/10/2026 04:26

Congratulations op!! It's a lovely name spelt either way but Juliet would be the default spelling to me. Some names look unfinished like Clair with no E but not Juliet x

Saturdaysfairies · 29/10/2026 04:27

Juliet.
Wonderful name.

tomorrowfollowstoday · 29/10/2026 04:33

Juliet

KennersMax · 29/10/2026 04:44

Juliet.

Gogogo75 · 29/10/2026 05:03

Juliet

allthemind · 29/10/2026 05:09

Juliet, trust me.

Emelene · 29/10/2026 05:42

Juliet for me too!

Firsttimebabymummy · 29/10/2026 06:02

Gorgeous name, congratulations! I would spell it Juliet.

TubeScreamer · 29/10/2026 08:46

Juliet

lovely name

mishgs · 29/10/2026 08:47

Juliet

TinyBlueDent · 29/10/2026 08:58

Juliet. As you in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Who are all these people you are seeing spelling it Juliette?

Lilyargin · 29/10/2026 09:44

I really like this name and it can only be spelt Juliet imo - that’s the English spelling. It’s like people adding L and E onto Annabel or Isabel. Those are the English spellings. I think people think that spelling these names the French way looks better. It doesn’t.

Skybluecoat · 29/10/2026 09:47

Juliet

Aiming4Optimistic · 29/10/2026 09:49

I'd go with Juliet.
I may be misremembering but I vaguely recall a thread where posters felt that the two versions were pronounced slightly differently. Juliet with a shorter sound, Juliette with the ette being elongated? Possibly also some discussion over hard or soft pronunciation of J, although that seems odd to me in an English pronunciation.
I can't swear to this though - it might be a complete product of my imagination, but worth looking into if it helps you to decide.

arnolds · 29/10/2026 09:51

Weirdly Juliet gives an older vibe imo whereas Juliette is ‘younger’ - I don’t mean in age just era is guess. Probably wrong but that’s what they make me think.

Hoork · 29/10/2026 09:53

Both are really nice! I would default to Juliet but wouldn’t find it strange if someone spelt it Juliette.

Raiderofthelostbattenburg · 29/10/2026 09:55

Congratulations! It is a beautiful name either way. I personally prefer the unfussier spelling of Juliet (and maybe your daughter will thank you when she's in reception and learning to write her name!) but both ways are lovely.

GripGetter · 29/10/2026 10:15

Another vote for Juliet.

Rothburypixie · 29/10/2026 10:18

My default would be Juliet, but I don’t think Juliette looks wrong or ugly. I think most people will know how to pronounce her name either way.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 29/10/2026 10:28

Juliet, although Juliette is fine too, I just don’t see the need for the more elaborate spelling for an Anglophile child (sorry, this is an assumption. If you are French, knock yourself out).

I wanted to call DD Juliet Josephine, but DH was adamantly against it, despite all his suggestions also being feminised versions of traditional boy’s names.

Blueandgreencoloursflashing · 29/10/2026 10:33

Juliet.
Really pretty name.

NamingNoNames · 29/10/2026 11:11

Congratulations!
I say them differently - JU-li-et and Julie-ET. (cf.Janet, Janette)
Juliet is by far the better of the two.

EerieDemeanour · 29/10/2026 11:17

NamingNoNames · 29/10/2026 11:11

Congratulations!
I say them differently - JU-li-et and Julie-ET. (cf.Janet, Janette)
Juliet is by far the better of the two.

Juliet.

I'd pronounce them differently, as @NamingNoNames says

caringcarer · 29/10/2026 11:56

Both lovely.

DramaAlpaca · 29/10/2026 12:24

NamingNoNames · 29/10/2026 11:11

Congratulations!
I say them differently - JU-li-et and Julie-ET. (cf.Janet, Janette)
Juliet is by far the better of the two.

I agree with this. They are pronounced differently.

I much prefer Juliet.