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Julie

proper noun

  1. female given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːli/

name

  1. A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia.

    The first-born Child had every dawning Grace / And promis'd Beauty in her form and face. / "We'll call her Julie if you please, my dear," / The Mother cry'd, "I doat on Julie Vere." / "What! no Remembrance of her Aunt! for Shame! / You doat indeed! be Barbara her name!"

    "I loathe the name of Julia. Julie, in the French way, is quite pretty, but Julia! - " "Call her Cousin Julie then; I've no doubt she'll prefer it. She's nothing if not progressive, I believe."

  2. A diminutive of the female given name Julia.