Juliet
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Juliet
- /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/ UK
- /ˌd͡ʒuliˈɛt/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒuliət/ US
Rhymes with (US) -ɛt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin. "All I ask," she says, fitting the cigarette into a holder, "is that you don't call me Juli-et. I cannot abide Juli-et. It maddens me!" "Yes, ma'am." "Here, we say Joolyut. Joolyut. Joolyut. Say it for me."
- One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
- A woman who is or is with a great lover.
- By analogy with the Shakespeare character, a woman who is in love with a man from a family, party, or country opposing that of her own.
- The sixth moon of the planet Uranus.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dorothy, julie, stephanie, juliette, romeo, jules, john, drink, nine, sis, joliet, darling, lover, inamorata, girlfriend, beloved
Translations
Every language
name female given name
| Español | Julieta |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 朱麗葉 /朱丽叶 Zhūlìyè |
| Português | Julieta |
| Français | Juliette |
| Italiano | Giulietta |
| العربية | جُولْيِيت jūlyēt, جُولْيِت jūlyit |
name character in Romeo and Juliet
| Español | Julieta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 줄리엣 Julliet |
| 日本語 | ジュリエット Jurietto |
| 中文 | 朱麗葉 /朱丽叶 Zhūlìyè |
| हिन्दी | जूलियट jūliyaṭ |
| Português | Julieta |
| Français | Juliette |
| Deutsch | Julia |
| Italiano | Giulietta |
| Ελληνικά | Ιουλιέτα Iouliéta |
| Русский | Джулье́тта Džulʹjétta |
| العربية | جُولْيِيت jūlyēt, جُولْيِت jūlyit |
| עברית | יוּלְיָה Yúlya |
name moon of Uranus
| 日本語 | ジュリエット Jurietto |
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Talk about this word "Juliet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/juliet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Juliet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/juliet "Juliet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/juliet.Cite this
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title = {Juliet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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