Is Juliet too tragic?

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Or is it just fine?

How do you pronounce it?

jooleeET or more like JOOleeet?

I think Juliette takes away the tragic Shakespeare association but I find it a bit frilly and the correct French pronunciation doesn't include an English J but more a French ZH-sound so not sure if using it feels right.

I like jooleeET better, but JOOleeet seems more common, am I right?

Sorry, I meant JOO-lee-et vs. joo-lee-ET, to make it clear.

A beautiful name and definitely not too tragic.

People get really hung up on ‘tragic’ Shakespearean characters, but Juliet was a name before the character and either way I think it definitely has more romantic connotations than tragic

Nooo! It’s a lovely name.

Also I think I say JOO- Li-et

I also both spellings but would personally go for Juliet

its gorgeous

JOO-li-et, but lots will say it to rhyme with serviette.
Not too tragic IMO.

Juliet is a great name!!

Less keen on Juliette although Juliette Binoche is awesome

Not at all.

Juliet I would pronounce JU-liet

Juliette I would pronounce Juli-ETTE

It's a lot less tragic than Ophelia which always seems to be popular with MNers.

No, it's a lovely name

Nah it’s very popular

in the UK I always hear it said JU-lee-et ie Julie with an et on the end, even those spelt Juliette, so don’t use it if you want the French pronunciation (which would be massacred by many UK accents anyway)

juliet would generally be emphasis on the “ju”
Juliette would be emphasis on the “ette”
Saying that I tend to put emphasis on the et/ette on both ways

Personally I prefer Juliette spelling

It’s a lovely name and I’d spell it Juliet.

Such a good name!

It’s a beautiful name! They will get some people reference the play in their life but it’s not the first place everyone’s brain will go.

Blended central Scots and northern Irish accent here and Joo-li-ET is the only one that sounds right. JOO-li-et feels like it might be the English pronunciation? Think it depends on where you’re based!

No, alternatives could be Julie or Julia. I know both with these names.

I like it. Agree with your take I prefer Jooliet to JuliETTE but the latter removes the shakespeare associaation. I'd still pick Juliet though.

I’ve got a Juliet! It’s a great name. Xx

I knew a Juliet in school. Emphasis was on the last syllable. I didn't know her well but she struck me as very confident and a bit fierce; not tragic at all!

I think it's a beautiful classic name. I know one in her 30s and she's lovely.

It’s an excellent name.

But just in case try not to go to war with a neighbouring family.

It's an extremely pretty classic name and was on my list of 3 girls names when I had my son!!

I would pronounce it Julie et

I love the name Juliette

Spelt that way

Not too tragic. Beautiful. And the Beckhams have a Romeo so if it’s good enough for them lol.

Juliet is not too tragic though it seems more dramatic than the more casual Julie and Julia.

There are also Juleen, Julienne and Juliana