Julieta
Meaning of Julieta
Julieta is the Spanish songbird cousin of Julia, born from the ancient Roman family name Iulius—“youthful, soft-haired”—yet she dances to a distinctly Latin beat, rolling off the tongue with the flutter of a flamenco fan. From the sun-lit pages of Shakespeare—where her English sister Juliet famously sighs on a balcony—to Pedro Almodóvar’s cinematic drama Julieta, the name has waltzed through art and literature as a symbol of fierce devotion and poetic resolve. In modern nurseries across the United States, it has been quietly climbing the charts, moving from a whisper in the 700s during the 1990s to a confident mid-300s today, proving that romance never really goes out of style. Julieta carries the sparkle of youth, the warmth of Mediterranean evenings, and just enough theatrical flair to make parents smile—no balcony required.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as hoo-LYEH-tah (/xuˈljeta/)
American English
- Pronunced as joo-lee-EH-tuh (/dʒuːliˈeɪtə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
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Notable People Named Julieta
| Julieta Venegas is a Mexican singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist specializing in Spanish pop-rock-indie music, skilled in playing 17 instruments and having started her career with bands like Tijuana No!. |
| Julieta Rada Jodara is a Uruguayan-Argentine singer, songwriter, and TV personality. |
| Julieta Cardinali is a celebrated Argentine actress in film and television. |
| Julieta Solange Díaz Núñez is an Argentine model and actress. |
| Julieta Serrano Romero is a Spanish theatre and cinema actress who launched her career in the 1960s and has worked with directors Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons. |
| Julieta Zylberberg is an actress from Argentina. |
