Juliette
/ʒy.ljɛt/feminine
Juliet is translated into French as Juliette.
Juliette is a feminine given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
/ʒy.ljɛt/
Did you know?
- The name Juliette shares a root with the French word juillet, meaning 'July'.
- In certain French regional contexts, names ending in the '-ette' sound, like Juliette, were historically used to denote something small or 'little', a suffix known as a diminutive.
- French speakers sometimes use the phrase un Romeo et sa Juliette to describe any young couple deeply in love, regardless of their actual names.
Examples in context
- Roméo et Juliette est une histoire tragique d'amour interdit.Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of forbidden love.This sentence shows the name used in the context of a tragic love story.Tatoeba #12012763 by lbdx, translation #8101884 by Hybrid
- Il y avait de l'animosité entre les deux familles dans « Roméo et Juliette ».There was bad blood between the two families in "Romeo and Juliet".This sentence shows the name used when discussing the animosity between families.Tatoeba #12659708 by lbdx, translation #329114 by fcbond
- Romeo est l'homme dont Juliette est amoureuse.Romeo is the man Juliet loves.This sentence shows the name used to describe the object of Romeo's affection.Tatoeba #181174 by Romira, translation #29322 by CP
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a girl they know at a party.
- NathanEst-ce que Juliette est venue à la fête ?Did Juliette come to the party?
- EmmaOui, elle est arrivée avec son frère.Yes, she arrived with her brother.
- NathanElle est très sympathique, cette Juliette.This Juliette is very nice.
- EmmaJe suis d'accord, elle est adorable.I agree, she is lovely.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juliet” translations and entries Juliette, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
