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[Opinions] Joliet
What do you think of the name Joliet? Do you think it would be a good honoring name for someone named Jo? Do you prefer Jolie, Joella, or Josephina?~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ "I'm Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca the Third. But you can call me Dot."
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I quite like it actually. I don't like Joella or Jolie all that much. Josephine is better than Josephina in my opinion. Joliet reminds me of Jolien (a Dutch name), which I like, and of Juliet, which I like as well.
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I prefer Jolie, Josephina, Josephine, Joanna, Johanna, or Joni. I don't prefer Joella.It works okay as a name, but it's one of those weird instances in which I like the sounds separately but not together...same as Edna or Jonquil.And I get an industrial vibe from it, which is off-putting to me.

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Joliet is a name I’ve always tossed around and wondered why no one else ever talked about it/used it. I like it because it’s similar to Juliet but not as fragile- or precious-sounding as Juliet always sounded to me. I know nothing about Joliet, IL, so don’t have any associations.I think it’s fine for honoring a Jo. I like Jolie but prefer Joelle to Joella. I think any of your choices would do.
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Name of the crappy city in Illinois I grew up next to. I don’t like the sound either; sounds like a butchering of Juliet.
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Hi !!!Joliet is perfect to honouring both Jo and your ancestors first home in U.S. I think that are strong ties so use it without being worried. XDPS How is the origin of your signature? It is so weird but I think It is a quote. Isn't It?

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Animaniacs, I think.Joliet is nms.

This message was edited 10/17/2018, 6:25 AM

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Actually, no. It's from a kids' show called Dot. (don't ask lol)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot.

This message was edited 10/17/2018, 4:57 PM

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Never heard of that, but the quote's in Animaniacs, which is the older show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHkDVtpYnpQ

This message was edited 10/18/2018, 12:19 AM

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You’re right. It’s from Anamaniacs. I’ve never seen the TV show Dot.
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Oh dear! Someone in the extended family named their daughter Joliette, which would be fine except that they, and she, and everyone else always pronounce it juhLEET.If I wanted to honour a Jo, I'd use Joanna in a heartbeat.
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Don't like it at all. There's a city in my home state called Joliet; it's kinda crummy IMHO.
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I was thinking of using it for that reason. It both honors someone name Jo and honors my ancestors who settled in Joliet over a hundred years ago.
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