My name is Julette, (not Juliette), and I have always been called Jules by my family and friends, I introduce myself to new people nowadays as Jules, as most people I meet won't/don't listen to my name properly and even sometimes insist I'm lying and my "real" name is Juliet/Juliette. I prefer my real name but have given up.
My father was a physicist. Coincidentally, a Joule is a unit of energy. Apparently when I was born I was hyperactive, so the closest name, Jules, stuck. Jules Verne, a French author, wrote about submarines in 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea and around the world air travel in 80-days --before the technology existed. Creative predilections for the future appealed to my mother, a europhile.I'm often asked about the "Family Jewels". Riding a horse named "Bucky" near barbed wire eliminated opportunities for producing more family after my first two sons.I didn't name either of them Jules Junior for fear they'd have bad JuJu.Many women named Julie, Juliana, Julia and Juliette acquire the nickname Jules to the point that Jules is now presumed a female name. I frequently receive letters addressed to Ms. Mrs. And Miss Jules even though I'm a 6'2" retired Iraq war combat veteran and climbing arborist with chain saws and a CDL that drives semi-logging and bucket trucks. A fighter pilot in the Mexican Air Force gave me the call sign "Gringo Julio". Pronounced Who-Leo, many gringos don't know how to spell Julio, but wish me well on my transhispanic journey south of the border while designating me to translate the menu at Taco Bell into English.Perhaps the coolest Jules was Samuel L. Jackson starring alongside John Travolta and Bruce Willis in the Quentin Tarantino's movie, "Pulp Fiction". Not many black people (African Americans) get the name Jules, but those from previously French colonies in Africa (African-Africans) such as Côte d'Ivoire and Djibouti do. Jules White and Jules Bass directed and produced the Three Stooges.If you have a problem distinguishing black from white the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA does opthalmology surgery and aesthetic rejuvenation.
This is my favorite nickname for my favorite boys name. I plan on naming my first son Julius and calling him Jules. I don't know why I like this name so much. Maybe it's because it's different enough to stand out from all the kids named Jake, John, or Nick, without being too "weird" or "out there."
― Anonymous User 12/17/2014
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I love this for a boy, but Jules doesn't sound feminine at all. I'm not even one for extremely girly names, but this would sound wrong and misplaced on a girl. If you want to name your daughter this, though, I guess you could do worse.
I think this name is so darling. It also is edgy and trendy. Jules reminds me of a confident, smart, witty, clever and quirky girl. But I like this as a nickname for "Julia".
I am called this from time to time (my name is Julianna.) And it's always said, never written.
― Anonymous User 1/9/2011
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Please have the sense NOT to name your daughter Jules. Name her Julia, Julie, Juliet, Julianne, or something like that, and just call her Jules. This name is far too masculine for females.