Juliet
[ˈdʒuːli.ɛt]Meaning
anglicized form of giulietta or juliette
Background Story
Juliet is the anglicized form of Giulietta or Juliette. This spelling was used for the ill-fated lover of Romeo in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (1596), which was based on earlier Italian tales such as Giulietta e Romeo (1524) by Luigi Da Porto.
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