JOLIE  

Gender: F
Origin: French
Meaning: "pretty"

Popularity in 2008: #564

As pretty as its literal meaning, nowadays also seen as a surname, via Angelina.

Nicknames & Variations:
Joli, Jolene, Jolena, Joleigh, Joleen, Jolleen, Jollene, Jolee, Jolien, Joline, Jolina

Jolie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names you don't have the guts to use...yet (Boys Edition)
• Drop 2 Add 1
• How to combine...?
• sister name for Sabine
• Starbaby names you love, but would never use for a child?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jolie:

• SPRINGTIME BABY NAMES: Names to celebrate the new season
• THE LOST LETTER "P": Whatever happenned to Peter, Paul and Paula?
• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Measuring the starbaby effect
• THE TOP BABY NAMES OF 2020
• TWIN NAMES: Double dare for baby namers.