Definition
A feminine given name, most famously associated with Shakespeare's tragic heroine in Romeo and Juliet. In military phonetic alphabets, it represents the letter 'J'.
Etymology
From Latin Julia, feminine form of Julius, possibly derived from Greek ioulos meaning 'downy-bearded' or from Jupiter. The name gained popularity through Shakespeare's play (1597) and has remained a classic name choice.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare's Juliet was actually meant to be only 13 years old in the play, which was typical for arranged marriages in Renaissance Italy. The famous balcony scene wasn't originally performed on a balcony at all - Shakespeare just wrote 'at her window,' and the balcony was added by later productions!
Translations
BNবাংলা
জুলিয়েট
jooliyat
CACatalà
julieta
zhoo-lee-EH-tah
CSČeština
julieta
yoo-lee-EH-tah
DADansk
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
DEDeutsch
Juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
ELΕλληνικά
ιουλιέττα
ioo-lee-EH-tah
ESEspañol
julieta
hoo-lee-EH-tah
FISuomi
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
FRFrançais
juliette
zhoo-lee-EHT
HEעברית
ג'ולייט
zhoo-lee-EHT
HUMagyar
juliét
zhoo-lee-EHT
IDBahasa Indonesia
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
ITItaliano
giulietta
joo-lee-EH-tah
KKKK
жульетта
zhoo-lee-EH-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျူလီယက်
jooliyat
NLNederlands
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
NONorsk
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
PLPolski
julietta
yoo-lee-EH-tah
PTPortuguês
julieta
zhoo-lee-EH-tah
RORomână
julieta
zhoo-lee-EH-tah
RUРусский
Джульетта
dzhoo-lee-EH-tah
SVSvenska
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
SWKiswahili
juliet
zhoo-lee-EHT
TEతెలుగు
జూలియట్
jooliyat
TLTL
julieta
hoo-lee-EH-tah
TRTürkçe
jülyet
zhoo-lee-EHT
UKУкраїнська
джульєтта
dzhoo-lee-EH-tah
VITiếng Việt
juliét
zhoo-lee-EHT