Juliana

[Buddhabowl]

Thoughts? Would it instantly be shortened to Julie which I don't like?
Anyone know any Juliana's?

Really lovely ive known one and she was known as Juliana. No shortening.

Dislike it.

Julia is fine. The extra -na ruins it.

Very pretty. I didn’t think about it being shortened to Julia but did think about it being shortened to Jules (which I also like).

I like the name Juliana, really pretty. But don't use it if you would not be ok with Julie.

Is it inevitable? No, there will be plenty of women called Juliana who have never used any diminutive. But you cannot 100% guarantee your Juliana will use her full name, you can try your hardest and always introduce her as that, or heavily encourage other diminutives, but as soon as she goes to school you can no longer control it. She will mix independently she may be called Julie by her classmates, and she might like that, and give it's her name and not yours it's her decision to make.

I know a Juliana who claims it is never shortened, but actually everyone says Julia.

Lovely name.

Juliana, Julia, Julie, all very lovely indeed. All get shortened to Jules in my experience.

Juliet is lovely too

Lovely name, but will be Ju or Jules….

It’s my name! I love it.

Never been called Julie or Julia. The nickname is always Jules/Juls, however when I started work I began introducing myself as Juliana, and I found people didn’t automatically shorten it, as they did at school and uni.

Interestingly there is an alternative pronunciation with the J as a Y, like Jana/Yana, so occasionally people will asking if it is pronounced Juliana or Yuliana.

I love my name, always have.

I’ll add - my biggest problem is not ‘Julie’ but Julianna. So people pronouncing it Julie-anna, instead of Juliana (rhyme with banana). I just correct them (usually using saying ‘spelt and said like banana’), and they remember! And in these days of email addresses being names as well (especially work) you learn everyone’s proper name.

It’s lovely - I also like Julia (and know a baby one), and Juliet.

It makes me think of Andrew Marvell’s Mower poems - which are addressed to an idealised female figure called Juliana. Literary and elegant!

I love all 'arna' names. I know one 85 year old Juliana. She hates it and has always been known as Julie.

I love Juliana ( shame I haven't got a DD to name as I'd completely be stealing it).
I think the instinctive shortening might be Ju, so it depends on how you feel about that though.

I do like it but much prefer Julia. I don't like "flouncy" names.

I quite like the nickname Ana (Arna) I know it's very Frozen but I prefer it to Julie or Jules. I know she will likely end up with one of the Ju nicknames from friends though.

Juliana is beautiful, nn Juni?
Might be shortened to Jules, which I think is fine!

It's fine, but I find Julia or Juliet much nicer. Juliana is slightly 'too much' in comparison.

A beautiful name.

I know a 48yr old Juliana, she's quite famous locally, it is never shortened.

I adore Juliana but prefer the pronunciation Juli-arna and know my family would say Juli-anna! I like Jules as a nn.
I know a Juliana whose nn has always been Yanna, it obviously started within the family and that's how she introduces herself.

@KirstenBlest

Dislike it.

Julia is fine. The extra -na ruins it.

This.

Julia or Juliet are nicer

Makes me think of Juliana Hatfield.
I love it, but it is a mouthful. Will prob be shortened to jules.
If she's quite shy and retiring she might wish for a shorter name, but you wont know this in advance.

I'm a Julia and really like it - grateful to my parents for their classic and international choice! . I've never been given a nickname at all and anecdotally the couple of other Julia's I've met over the years have been the same. I also really like elegant Juliet, but I don't know if the "Jules" nn is more commonplace for that or not.

Juliana is perhaps slightly "fancy" sounding for me personally (and I've never met one in RL) but Ana is a pretty nn, so I can see why you'd pick it.