Juliet
JOO-lee-et
A poetic diminutive of Julia, made famous by Shakespeare’s tragic heroine.
Meaning
Juliet is a diminutive form of Julia, ultimately from the Roman family name Julius. In the cited name books, it is glossed as “downy bearded,” and it also appears as Julietta in Spanish and as Juliette in French. The name became especially associated with romance and poetry after Shakespeare’s use of it in Romeo and Juliet.
Origin
LatinFrenchEnglishfeminine
Fun fact
One excerpt notes that the name was so strongly linked to Shakespeare’s heroine that Juliet, Juliette, and Giulietta were later often chosen in her memory rather than for any earlier Christian association.