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I don’t really like any of the Jul-names. Maybe it’s my accent, but that sound feels really ugly in my mouth. It sits in the back of my throat like a stuck grape.
I’m on the fence about Juliet itself. I do appreciate a literary connection, but Juliet feels so... obvious. It’s a bit “Look how cultured I am, I’ve read Shakespeare” but it’s the one play literally everyone has read, because we were all forced to in high school. It’s too pretentious but also too mainstream, if you know what I mean. While that’s probably the draw for some people, I just kind of like names to pick a lane.
Juliette is an unnecessary elaboration.
I’m on the fence about Juliet itself. I do appreciate a literary connection, but Juliet feels so... obvious. It’s a bit “Look how cultured I am, I’ve read Shakespeare” but it’s the one play literally everyone has read, because we were all forced to in high school. It’s too pretentious but also too mainstream, if you know what I mean. While that’s probably the draw for some people, I just kind of like names to pick a lane.
Juliette is an unnecessary elaboration.
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While I tend to like Jul- names, I agree with your points on this particular one. I think you hit the nail on the head here. I love the actual sound of Juliet, but I think it's a bit off for the reasons you mentioned (and I agree with you on Juliette as well - to me, it looks gorgeous if it were its own name, but unfortunately, it's not, so it feels a bit over the top).
This message was edited 9/28/2019, 8:27 AM
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