How would you pronounce Juliet?

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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?

I worked with a woman called Juliet. She hated being called Juli-ETTE and insisted on JULIE-ut. I just couldn't pronounce it the way she wanted.

Depends how it's spelled

Juliet or JuliETTE?

Ju lee air-T

Ju lee air-T

Where does R come from ?

Agreed. I think the difference is so subtle that nobody would bat an eyelid.

It's funny as I am reading a book at the moment where the main character is called Juliet, and at one point she says there is one person who has always pronounced her name different to everyone else with the emphasis on the second syllable - Julie-ETT.
I have never met a Juliet, but when saying "Romeo and Juliet" I have always said "JULIE-et" with the emphasis on the Julie. No idea if that's right.

I'm just having a massive panic reading this because I've called my baby Juliette and I still can't work out the differences in pronunciation on this thread!?

Think along the same lines as Harriet
HARRI-et
harri-ETTE

The Harriet example is better as nobody says Harry-ETTE

Juliette is Julie-ETTE
Juliet is Julie-et

Me arkcent

Pretty sure everyone would pronounce it as in Romeo and Juliet? Clearly I’m missing something.

@duchessofsausage okay I think I am pronouncing it with emphasis on the end the way I intended!

I don't think I put any stresses in at all. If I do, it's subtle. If I try to add stresses on the first of second syllable it sounds odd.

Exactly how it is spelt.
Julia ia also another nice name.

For those who can't tell the difference between the two pronunciations...

One is similar to serviette, with the stress on the last syllable - julie-ETT

The other is the same as Julia but with a 't' on the end - JU-lee-ut

I agree.

What mocktail said.

Compare it to Janet and Janette. Janet is JAN-et, Janette is Jan-ETTE

I get it now, thank you
Definitely the second one then, I've never heard it pronounced the first way.

Sorry, I mean I pronounce it Julie ett, not ut

Yes! I think that's the difference, et or ut.

I think about the old police tv programme, Juliet Bravo - that was always said JulieUT. I suspect JulieET would have been seen as the slightly 'posher' way of pronouncing the name because it sounds slightly French!

I agree. Juliet = JULI - et, Juliette = Juli - ET.

Joo-li-ut

@Floydthebarber , I think you are confused. IMO the Julie-ET pronunciation is grating. Juliet Bravo was said as JUL-i-et BRA-vo

www.howtopronounce.com/juliet

I know a Juliette and she gets called Julie a lot by accident

In the context of Romeo and Juliet I would always say JOO le-ut. The only two Juliets I have known (who would both be in their 50s/60s) also pronounced it that way.

These days Julie ETT seems much more common, probably because the Juliette spelling is becoming more common.