Juliet Vs Juliette

[Keladrythesaviour]

Reasons for and against each spelling?
I probably prefer the latter but find myself saying it with a soft J which makes it sound like I'm putting on an accent but I love both!

I prefer Juliette too. I am partial to what mumsnetters would call a "frilly" name though.

Juliette. It's much prettier than Juliet

Ooh thank you everyone. A bit of a fair split though probably erring towards Juliet!

My own name is a constant mis-spell mispronounce so in some ways that doesn't bother me as I've had it for a lifetime, but then do I want that for my child as well
Glad the consensus seems to be that it's a nice name though! I think DH prefers the more English Juliet as that's how he would pronounce it but I think my pronunciation is closer to the french. I'm more familiar with Italian which is perhaps why I say it the way I do but I don't think they have a version (which I could get away with using).

I love both, but prefer Juliette. Can’t quite articulate why, I just do!

OP, I think Italian version would be Giulietta.

Juliet. I chose it as a middle name for my DD. Beautiful, classy name.

Juliette, looks more feminine

@Smurftastic

OP, I think Italian version would be Giulietta.

Well now I feel silly, of course it is! Can't believe I forgot that. Wouldn't work for us though as we want a J start for family reasons.

I'm a Juliette!
I love the name and people are lovely about it. Haven't had the soft j pronunciation (unless speaker is French), or stress on a particular syllable. I get the odd "Juliet" but it's fine.
But whichever you go for will be lovely OP, and I think she will love it.

I would choose Juliet but kate in life I have a lovely new friend called Juliette which has endeared that spelling to me. So I think you can't lose.

Juliet. If you live in the UK or an English speaking country I think Juliette will be constantly misspelt (thanks to the fame of Romeo and Juliet) and she might find that annoying. I must admit I pronounce them both the same though?

I love Juliet btw - a beautiful, elegant yet underused name.

Juliet. It's a classic. Juliette seems a bit 1970.

I’m trying to get my head round the idea that Juliette is “prettier”. In what way? It’s more French, certainly. But I don’t see why it’s prettier. If anything, to English eyes, it’s fussy and cluttered and misspelled. And even if it is prettier, in some way that I don’t understand, why would that be a good thing? I would think it should be something to avoided for a girl.

Juliet is better and I'd pronounce them both exactly the same.

Juliet

Juliette I just think it looks nicer.

Are you french? If not, Juliet.

I much prefer both the spelling and pronunciation of Juliet, with the stress on the first syllable.

Me too. I know a Juliette, and I'm always tempted to call her Julie.

Both Julie and Juliette in a French accent are lovely.

Juliet. Unless you’re French, of course.

Juliette, but said the French way. I love the different pronunciation. Juliet is also lovely but much more clipped, if that make sense

Juliet, I like simple spellings. The extra TE are just not needed.

@daisypond

I’m trying to get my head round the idea that Juliette is “prettier”. In what way? It’s more French, certainly. But I don’t see why it’s prettier. If anything, to English eyes, it’s fussy and cluttered and misspelled. And even if it is prettier, in some way that I don’t understand, why would that be a good thing? I would think it should be something to avoided for a girl.

to English eyes, it’s fussy and cluttered and misspelled

To all English eyes or to your particular English eyes? Also, are English eyes in some way superior? That's certainly the tone I'm sensing.

Tough one for me - I prefer the Juliet spelling on paper but I've always pronounced it the way people here are associating with Juliette. I think Juliet and just lead by example with the pronunciation.