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Juliet

Pronunciation: joo-lee-EHT (key)
Names related to Juliet: Jules, Julie, Julietta, Juliette
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Origin of the name Juliet:

English form of the French Juliette, which is a diminutive form of Julie (downy-bearded, youth). The name is borne by the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a famous tragedy about star-crossed lovers.

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Juliet is J in the NATO phonetic alphabet

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I'm having twin girls and We intend to name them Juliet Michelle and Scarlett Eleanor after the books and the Beatles songs, Literary First Names, Musical Middle Names

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Julie
Jules/Jools
Jewel
Ju
Jet (a contraction of the beginning and ending sounds, my daughter adores her nickname)
Jett/Jette pronounced like Jet

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Famous real-life people named Juliet: | Edit

Juliet Mills, English actress.
Juliet Prowse, South African dancer/actress.
Juliet Marillier, New Zealand-born writer of fantasy.
Juliet Stevens, English actor.
Juliet Landau, American actress.

Juliet in song, story & screen: | Edit

Juliet Capulet, Heroine of Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet"
Protagonist of Taylor Swift's hit song "Love Story"
Juliet Burke: a character on the TV series "Lost"
Juliet O'Hara: detective for the Santa Barbra Police on the TV series "Psych"
"Check Yes Juliet" song by the band We the Kings.
"Juliet of the Spirits" 1965 surrealist drama directed by Federico Fellini.
Juliet "Jules" Paxton: a central character in the movie "Bend It Like Beckham" played by Keira Knightley
Juliet: character in the film "Love Actually" played by Keira Knightley
Movie: Letters to Juliet (2010)
"Juliet Of The Spirits", song by The B-52s

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