Juliet name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Latin
Usage: English, French, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: jule-ee-ett
Meaning: Youthful, Downy-bearded, Variant of Julia, Jove's Child, Youth, Dedicated to Jupiter, Soft Bearded and Illustrious Roman Family
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What does Juliet mean?

Pleasing and Ceaseless Latin Juliet means "Youthful, Downy-bearded, Variant of Julia, Jove's Child, Star Crossed Lover in the Shakespearian Tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Youth, Dedicated to Jupiter or Illustrious Roman Family", a baby girl name is particulary used in Norwegian, French, Danish, Swedish, Finnish and English.

Juliet is variant of famous and conifer Julie. Julie is a feminine of Julius. Julie is Norwegian and Danish form of Julia. Origin of Darling and Ceaseless Julie is in Latin, meaning of Julie is "Youth, Descended from Jupiter (Jove) and Vivacious".

Juliet is English equivalent of Juliette. The name is celebrated on April 8th.

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How do I pronounce Juliet?

The two syllabled name Juliet is pronounced, jule-ee-ett. The other ways to say the name is j(u)-liet.

Variants of Juliet

Julia, Julius, Juliett, Julie, Juliette, Juliemarie, Juliaette, Giulianna, Giulietta, Juliana, Juliamarie, Giuliano

Nicknames for Juliet

Here is the list of Popular nicknames for baby name Juliet:

Middle Names for Juliet

Colette, Evia, view more middle names that goes with Juliet

Names that rhyme with Juliet

How popular is the name Juliet?

Juliet was among the popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1880 around 30190 babies have been given the moniker. At its zenith in 2017, the moniker grabbed the 226th spot and 1391 baby girls were given the name.

However after 139 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still performing better than most of the names. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names 12 times

Juliet is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 380 on girl names chart when 89 babies were given the name Juliet. Over 1443 babies in England and Wales have been named Juliet.

The first name is a unique baby name in Ireland, it has been in use since 1964 and was able to reach the top 200 names. Recently in 2017, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 178 on girl names chart when 32 babies were named Juliet.

Over 541 people have been named Juliet in Ireland.

Juliet is an uncommon baby name in France, even after 36 years of use, it could not make it big. There are over 288 babies that have been given the name Juliet in France.

Also, it is uncommon in Belgium, where it has been in use since 2002 and peaked in 2016 when it ranked 457th. Over 165 babies in Belgium have been named Juliet.

However things change on global perspective, Juliet is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 800 have the name as well as in Uganda. Also the baby name is popular in Philippines, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, England, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan.

At least, 840000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearRankBirths
20182421336
20172261378
20162281391
20152401353
20142581268
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Facts

Juliet in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands55482253
Finland000269
Sweden5520190
Norway5565100
Denmark501060

What numbers say about Juliet?

You are not used to standing in one place for too long because monotony isn't a thing you can get used to like many people today. You like to explore your options about everything. You are an imaginative and creative person always doing something new, going someplace unknown, open to new adventures. People always look for comfort in your world. You are an example of how a true friend and perfect lover should look like if no 6 is your personality number.

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  •  Chrisa - Odd girl name Chrisa came from Latin, meaning of Chrisa is "Anointed, Christian Woman and Disciple of Christ". Chrisa is a resultant of Christina.
  •  Feliz - Uncustomary Feliz is originated from Latin, Feliz means "Happy" is used for both boys and girls
  •  Viveca mostly is used in Finnish and Danish has its origin in Latin is a baby girl name. Viveca is Latin equivalent of Vibeke. Also Viveca is form of Wibeke in Latin language. Also Viveca is Latin form of Wiefke
  •  Lucinia - Meaning of Lucinia is Shining, Illumination and Daylight Babies used for baby girls has its origin in English, Armenian and Latin. Lucinia is derivation of Luci.
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Famous people named Juliet

  • Juliet Schor, is Professor of sociology at Boston College
  • Juliet Marillier, New Zealand-born writer of fantasy
  • Juliet Hammond-Hill, English actress
  • Juliet Winters Carpenter, American translator of modern Japanese literature
  • Juliet Gellatley, British writer and animal rights activist
  • Juliet Campbell, retired Jamaican sprinter
  • Juliet Wege, Australian botanist
  • Juliet O'Neill, Canadian journalist
  • Juliet Law Packer, American television writer
  • Juliet Gardiner, {{cite news
  • Juliet Mitchell, British psychoanalyst
  • Juliet Clutton-Brock, English zooarchaeologist and curator
  • Juliet Landau, American actress, director
  • Juliet Mills, British-American actress
  • Juliet Anderson, In 1987
  • Juliet Roberts, British jazz, rock
  • Juliet Prowse, dancer, whose four-decade career included stage
  • Juliet Stevenson, English actress of stage and screen
  • Juliet Morris, British television presenter
  • Juliet Stuart Poyntz, American communist and intelligence agent for the Soviet Union
  • Juliet Huddy, American news anchor
  • Juliet Rhys-Williams, British writer and a Liberal Party politician
  • Juliet Harmer, English artist
  • Juliet Wyers, American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon
  • Juliet Cuthbert, Jamaican athlete
  • Juliet Berto, French actress, director and screenwriter
  • Juliet E. McKenna, British fantasy author with over fifteen epic fantasy novels
  • Juliet Cesario, American actress best
  • Juliet Aubrey, English actress of theatre, film, and television
  • Juliet Barker, English historian
  • Juliet Haslam, former field hockey defender and midfielder
  • Juliet Cowan, British television, film and stage actress

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