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'.
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.
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!
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