Juliet

English from Latin
"youthful or sky father"

Juliet Origin and Meaning

The name Juliet is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "youthful or sky father".

One of the most romantic names, the lovely and stylish Juliet seems finally to have shaken off her limiting link to Romeo. In Shakespeare's play, it was Juliet who said "What's in a name?"

Juliet originated in the Middle Ages as a diminutive form of Julian, then a predominantly female name. It ultimately derives from Julius, a Roman family name. Its origin is shrouded in history, but possible roots include Latin iuvenis, meaning "youthfu"; Greek ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded"; or Jovis, a form of Jupiter, which means "sky father".

French version Juliette, pronounced the same by most English speakers though the French emphasize the last syllable, was more popular than Juliet for the first time in 2015. Both names have taken over for Jennifer and Jessica as fashionable girls' names starting with J.

Juliet Burke was a character on Lost and Juliet Sharp on Gossip Girl. Juliet Low was the founder of the American Girl Scouts.

Other ideas to consider: the original Julia, still lovely; Juliana; or even Jules.

# 292 in the US

Juliet Rank in US Top 1000

# 123 on Nameberry

Juliet Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Juliet Popularity

Famous People Named Juliet

  • Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson
    English actress
  • Juliet Cassidy
    daughter of American actor/producer Shaun Cassidy
  • Juliet Grey
    American novelist
  • Juliet AnnMarie Huddy
    American TV journalist
  • Juliet Rose Landau
    American actress
  • Juliet Moss
    American water polo player
  • Juliet Anne Prowse
    South African dancer
  • Juliet Nicole Simms
    American singer,songwriter
  • Juliet Turner
    Irish singer,songwriter
  • Juliet Ingleby
    Dutch model
  • Juliet Doherty
    American ballerina, model, and actress
  • Juliet May
    British TV director
  • Juliet Waters (b. 2005)
    daughter of actors Emily Watson and Jack Waters
  • Juliet Heath (b. 2010)
    daughter of actress Jaymee Ong and Matthew Heath
  • Juliet Rosales (b. 2014)
    daughter of baseball player Adam Rosales
  • Juliet Devine Worrilow (b. 2015)
    daughter of NFL player Paul Worrilow
  • Juliet Elizabeth Lagness (b. 2015)
    daughter of YouTubers Anisia Lagness & DeVonte Thomas
  • Juliet Elizabeth Rader (b.2016)
    daughter of the youtubers Sam and Nia
  • Juliet Joy Capaci (b. 2018)
    daughter of American actress Tiffany Thornton

Juliet in Pop Culture

  • Juliet
    a moon of Uranus
  • Juliet Capulet
    main character in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet"
  • Juliet Burke
    character on TV's "Lost"
  • Juliet Sharp
    character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
  • Juliet Hobbes
    Lisa's best friend on the The Simpsons
  • Juliet O'Hara
    character on TV's "Psych"
  • Juliet Van Heusen
    a character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
  • Juliet
    character in short story "The Transformation" by Mary Shelley
  • "Check Yes Juliet
    " song by We the Kings
  • Juliet
    character in film "Love Actually"
  • Juliet Granville
    character in "The Wanderer"
  • Juliet Martin
    character on TV's "Ringer"
  • Juliet Silverton
    character on TVs "Grimm"
  • Juliet
    character in "The Wizard of Oz"
  • "Juliet
    " song by Stevie Nicks
  • Juliet Starling
    Character from Lollipop Chainsaw
  • Juliet Ashton
    character in "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
  • Juliet
    character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"
  • Juliet Young
    main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer