Juliet nicknames

PepVeroni · January 2013

Any suggestions for nicknames for Juliet? I don't love Jewel or Jules, which I feel is the obvious choice. It would be nice to differentiate her from the Julias and Juliannas and somehow use the -iet ending as part of the nickname, but I'm coming up blank.

mel1987 · January 2013

Julie, Ju Ju Bee

nikip6454 · January 2013

I can only think of Jules and Julie.

SouthernBelle107 · January 2013

Etta or Letty. They may be a stretch, but they came to mind when I looked at the -liet and -et.

Fletch82 · January 2013

It might be a stretch but maybe Ette or Lie (lee). Jules or Julie are what normally come to mind.

lifeonthehill · January 2013

I love this name and would use the NN Letty

Smithlywed · January 2013

Maybe Lia? That's a stretch...

mobo04 · January 2013

Such a pretty name! I like the NN Jules, but maybe you can do Lee or something to that effect?

sarahbeth27 · January 2013

Besides Jules (which I love!), you could do Ettie as a play on the -iet.

PepVeroni · January 2013

Hmm, I kind of like Ettie or Lettie. Thanks!

shellylovelee · January 2013

We had Giulietta on our list in the beginning...So my vote is for Etta

catycate · January 2013

My friend calls her daughter Tette.

Court0026 · January 2013

I didn't like any of the nicknames, so I finally gave it up as my fav name and she got it as her middle name. The Ju Ju just seemed inevitable

Now I LOVE her name and we call her by her first and middle a lot, but at the time I was sad to give it up.

Ivee4 · January 2013

I have a Juliet and all her cousins call her Jet so it has kinda stuck. I personally don't feel you can "plan" a nickname.

starshineamator · January 2013

In agreement with another PP- if you really don't like the common nicknames for the name and want her to have one, that might be something to seriously consider if you are naming your child that. If you want a name that lends itself to nicknames there are a lot out there. Particularly if you're worried about similarities with close names like Julia and Julianna. I've heard the suggestion of "Let/Lettie" but I personally don't really feel like it works and that's always been a pet peeve of mine (nicknames that don't work- like *** for Richard or Bill for William).

ETA: hahahaha TB doesn't like that nn either! D!ck, if you hadn't figured it out.

PepVeroni · January 2013

starshineamator:
In agreement with another PP- if you really don't like the common nicknames for the name and want her to have one, that might be something to seriously consider if you are naming your child that. If you want a name that lends itself to nicknames there are a lot out there. Particularly if you're worried about similarities with close names like Julia and Julianna. I've heard the suggestion of "Let/Lettie" but I personally don't really feel like it works and that's always been a pet peeve of mine (nicknames that don't work- like *** for Richard or Bill for William).
ETA: hahahaha TB doesn't like that nn either! D!ck, if you hadn't figured it out.

I totally hear you, and that's my hesitation with the name (along with the rising popularity). I'm just really trying to make myself love it (and I do like it, a lot) because it's one of the few names my husband suggested that I would consider. I had Julia on my list and actually kind of prefer Juliet the more I think about it, but the nickname is an issue for me with both versions.

capulet · January 2013

My name is Juliet. I went by Julie until second grade when I was in a class with a Julie and a Julianne and started using my full first name. My sister still calls me Julie and my mom calls me Julietta (maybe it's Giulietta in her head, she's half Italian), but other than that I don't really have a nickname and don't feel the need for one. I find it a little weird that the lack of a distinctive nickname would be a dealbreaker for someone else. If you like the name, use it; nicknames will come about if they need to, and you don't have to call her a nickname you don't like. (Strangely, people do call my DD with a totally unrelated name Letta or Letty sometimes; it had never, ever crossed my mind that those could be nicknames for me.)

MichelleM1224 · January 2013

Liet? That's definitely different, or Lettie like some other people suggested.

starshineamator · January 2013

PepVeroni:
starshineamator:
In agreement with another PP- if you really don't like the common nicknames for the name and want her to have one, that might be something to seriously consider if you are naming your child that. If you want a name that lends itself to nicknames there are a lot out there. Particularly if you're worried about similarities with close names like Julia and Julianna. I've heard the suggestion of "Let/Lettie" but I personally don't really feel like it works and that's always been a pet peeve of mine (nicknames that don't work- like *** for Richard or Bill for William).
ETA: hahahaha TB doesn't like that nn either! D!ck, if you hadn't figured it out.
I totally hear you, and that's my hesitation with the name (along with the rising popularity). I'm just really trying to make myself love it (and I do like it, a lot) because it's one of the few names my husband suggested that I would consider. I had Julia on my list and actually kind of prefer Juliet the more I think about it, but the nickname is an issue for me with both versions.

Don't force it. You still have plenty of time before she gets here, see if it grows on you and keep looking for/thinking about/considering other names in the meantime. Having a name "feel right" is a big thing for me, and if you are trying to make yourself love it, it might just not be the right choice. Keep it on the short list and see what else is out there!

I totally understand about the nicknames. I read a book as a kid where the main character's name was Devonny, and I absolutely fell in love with the name. However, even back then, I always hated the name Devon or the nn Dev for a girl, so I'd never actually use it. But I feel like that's an even worse situation if you *like* nicknames and want your kids to have one or the option of the one; you can't have the nn be something that you dislike. Even if you control it through her childhood, once she hits high school, there's a pretty high likelihood that she is going to call herself something else or her friends are going to call her "Jules" or "Jewel" and she won't correct it.

ps~ I just noticed from your siggy that your ds is named James- is that something you've thought about? Do you want the alliterative sibset?

PepVeroni · January 2013

starshineamator:
PepVeroni:
starshineamator:
In agreement with another PP- if you really don't like the common nicknames for the name and want her to have one, that might be something to seriously consider if you are naming your child that. If you want a name that lends itself to nicknames there are a lot out there. Particularly if you're worried about similarities with close names like Julia and Julianna. I've heard the suggestion of "Let/Lettie" but I personally don't really feel like it works and that's always been a pet peeve of mine (nicknames that don't work- like *** for Richard or Bill for William).
ETA: hahahaha TB doesn't like that nn either! D!ck, if you hadn't figured it out.
I totally hear you, and that's my hesitation with the name (along with the rising popularity). I'm just really trying to make myself love it (and I do like it, a lot) because it's one of the few names my husband suggested that I would consider. I had Julia on my list and actually kind of prefer Juliet the more I think about it, but the nickname is an issue for me with both versions.
Don't force it. You still have plenty of time before she gets here, see if it grows on you and keep looking for/thinking about/considering other names in the meantime. Having a name "feel right" is a big thing for me, and if you are trying to make yourself love it, it might just not be the right choice. Keep it on the short list and see what else is out there!
I totally understand about the nicknames. I read a book as a kid where the main character's name was Devonny, and I absolutely fell in love with the name. However, even back then, I always hated the name Devon or the nn Dev for a girl, so I'd never actually use it. But I feel like that's an even worse situation if you *like* nicknames and want your kids to have one or the option of the one; you can't have the nn be something that you dislike. Even if you control it through her childhood, once she hits high school, there's a pretty high likelihood that she is going to call herself something else or her friends are going to call her "Jules" or "Jewel" and she won't correct it.
ps~ I just noticed from your siggy that your ds is named James- is that something you've thought about? Do you want the alliterative sibset?

(I don't know how to cut the quote down, or I would have. Can anyone tell me how?)

I hear what you're saying. We'll keep it on the short list, but you're right about a name needing to "feel right", and I'm not sure that it will with my nickname hangup. And I fully realize that she or her friends may come up with their own nickname for her later in life - I assume it wouldn't bother me as much by then, unless I REALLY hate the name. Who knows? I don't love the alliterative sibset necessarily, but it wouldn't stop me, either.

meggers102 · January 2013

My DD is Juliana. We call her J. It was never the plan but that's how I feel most nn come about!

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