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?

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Yes, everyone I heard saying the name said Julie ut. Perhaps its growing up in Birmingham, it is not an accent known for its nuanced pronunciation.

Now I have aspirations beyond the restrictions of my brummie accent, I would pronounce it Julie-ette. Sounds really pretty

"Julie - ET" for both spellings for me. But with either pronunciation it's a gorgeous name (although I do much prefer the Juliet spelling unless you are French).

Thinking about it more, I don't think the "ET" is especially emphasised though - each syllable seems almost the same?

I think I say it like I say Julia but with a t on the end
Jooli-uh
Jooli-ut

Isn't it a bit like Eleanor, where some say EL-uh-nor and others say Ellen-OR?

The name Juliet always reminds me of when the Nurse calls for Juliet in the Bazz Luhrmann version of the movie

"HOOO LEEEEEE EEETTTTTTTTT"

Okay, try saying Julietta. Now say it without the final schwa. That's the "julie-ET" version. The most emphasis is on the et.

Now say Julia. Now say it again but put your tongue in the "t" position as you finish. That's the "JU-liet" version. The most emphasis is on the ju.

I normally say JUliet, especially with Shakespeare because it balances ROmeo. Obviously not when Dire Straits is on.

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I'm with a PP who said the syllables are fairly even.

Yes, I agree with this.

Juliet is JOOL-yet, emphasis on first syllable.

Juliette is jooly-ETTE, emphasis on the second syllable.

I emphatically prefer Juliet

I know both a Juliet & a Juliette & they both pronounce it the same
Joo-lee-ET (emphasis on the end)

The first in the Uk.

if you are in the UK, no point expecting Fr pronunciation.

when saying "Romeo and Juliet" I have always said "JULIE-et" with the emphasis on the Julie.

Same. When saying it in the context of the play I emphasize the first syllable quite heavily. If you listen to the closing lines, the emphasis is usually on the first part of the name:

https://myshakespeare.com/romeo-and-juliet/act-5-scene-3-video-performance-prince-lines-305-310

In real life I probably say the syllables almost completely balanced.

Posh people say JULI-et. Non-posh say Juli-ETT.

So how do 'posh' people pronounce Juliette?

Juliet and Juliette are pronounced differently.
Juliet is English - JOOl-iet /JOOL-yet
Juliette is French- Juli-ET.

All multi syllable words have a stress or emphasis. It’s impossible for them to be evenly stressed.

@Snowiscold how do you work out what is emphasized? The only version of juliet in your message that sounds different to me is Jool-yet. The other 2 are indistinguishable to my ears.

@KarrotKake , think of how you say Marian (MARR-i-an) vs Marianne (MARRy-ANNE)

So Juliet is JOO-li-et, and Juliette is Jooly-ET

@KarrotKake , you barely say the i in Juliet and the Jool-yet pronunciation is very close. I only know that it is 3 syllables because of the shakespearean iambic pentameter.

My name is Juliet and my parents and other family pronounce it JOOliet, but pretty much everyone else (including my husband) says JuliET. To be be honest it really doesn't bother me either way (it definitely bothered my parents more!). I do know another Juliet who is very insistent on the JOOliet pronunciation but I think life is too short... Although I do get annoyed if I get called Julie as that is actually a different name!

To me, Juliet and Juliette are pronounced the same, as are Annabel/Annabelle, Isobel/Isabelle etc. Marian and Marianne have a different pronunciation. Do some people really pronounce Juliet like Harriet? (Just the end, obvs! 😂)

When I say they sound the same, I mean in English. Obviously if someone were French they would have a different emphasis, but I don't think the spelling of the words in English changes the sound?

@ColouringPencils , yes I say the end bit of Juliet and Harriet the same.

I'd say Juliet and Juliette differently, just like I'd say Janet and Janette differently

I really don't like the Julie-ET pronunciation. In French the 3 syllables have equal stress.

So interesting! I am going to be saying Juliet/ette in my head all day.

Juliet - I would say JULIE-et. My cousin has this name and the family all pronounce it this way but she finds most others call her Julie-ETTE.