We are expecting baby girl #2 in the fall and have yet to decide on a name. We really like the name [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], but have a few concerns. We are hoping that the naming experts out there might be able to assist:
Is it realistic to prohibit nicknames for [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]? It’s a three syllable name and we know a few Julies and Juliannes so we don’t want her to be called [name_u]Julie[/name_u], [name_u]Jules[/name_u] or Juju. Are there any other possible nicknames for [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]?
Suggestions for middle names?
Other name suggestions? We liked the name [name_f]Clara[/name_f] quite a bit but are now trying to avoid an over abundance of /k/ sound names in our family.
Prohibiting nicknames is more or less impossible and a little controlling. You picked the name. As soon as she’s in the outside world, it’s her choice what to do with it. And for some people (read: me), if they don’t have a nickname, they probably don’t like you. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if you’re [name_f]Claire[/name_f] or [name_f]Sara[/name_f] or something else that’s ‘nickname proof’: [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is now [name_f]Claira[/name_f], Clairabelle, Clairina… [name_f]Sara[/name_f] became Sare-[name_m]Bear[/name_m]. Nicknames are great!
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] is one I love. [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]One[/name_f] nickname I’ve heard for [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is [name_u]Jet[/name_u]. Definitely tomboyish, if you like that. With our daughter [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] most people follow our lead and call her by her full name but, once she’s older, it will be for her to decide whether or not she wants to go by a nickname instead. We accept that there’s only so much we can control, but so far so good.
I know a few [name_u]Julie[/name_u]/[name_m]Julias[/name_m] that simply go by “Ju” which they each pronounce less like “jew” and more like “jyou” if that makes sense
I knew a [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] who went by the nickname [name_f]Etta[/name_f].
You could select a middle name that begins with J and use the nickname JJ. [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] are pretty.
You really can’t limit nicknames that come from other sources. You and your husband can always call her [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], but if her school friends call her [name_u]Jules[/name_u], they’re allowed to do so if she’s okay with it. That said, I do think [name_u]Jet[/name_u] is a cute alternative. [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] is also a nice possibility.
I have a ten year old daughter named [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and almost no one at her school or out in the world calls her a nn at all. It seems to be no problem. It is a great name, imo! She has never had another one in her class, yet everyone knows of the name, can say it, etc…Most people think it’s pretty. My [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] goes by [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] at home mostly, but also [name_f]Julietta[/name_f], [name_u]Jules[/name_u], and [name_f]Jetta[/name_f]. Her middle names are [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Karenna[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f].
Other middles I like are:
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] Roselaine
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Karensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Summerlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
I seriously disagree with previous posters about nicknames. My son is [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] and we were determined that he would NOT be [name_m]Ben[/name_m]. So, we just correct people nicely if he is called that. He would as well now that he is older. When he is a teenager, then he can do it if he wants. If people call her [name_u]Julie[/name_u] or [name_u]Jules[/name_u], you just say “Oh, it’s [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]”. That politely takes care of it.
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] are two of my favorite names!