Juliet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. One of the title characters of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
  3. A woman who is or is with a great lover.
  4. 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.
  5. The sixth moon of the planet Uranus.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Juliet.wav /ˌd͡ʒuliˈɛt/ /ˈd͡ʒuliət/

Word forms

Juliet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giulietta, diminutive of Giulia, from Latin Iūlia, feminine of Iūlius, a Roman family name. Cognate with French Juliette.

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