What do you think of Joliet????

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Registered: 09-12-2007
What do you think of Joliet????
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Thu, 09-13-2007 - 11:16pm

What do you think of Joliet????



  • Yes
  • No
  • If not why?


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 08-20-2001
Thu, 09-13-2007 - 11:35pm

I said "no" b/c it looks to me like a misspelling of Juliet, and it's a city in Illinois. Unless the city has meaning for you, I wouldn't pick it as a name. That being said, it's not a terrible name, just not one I would pick.


Good luck, whatever you decide!

~Victoria


"Why?" is a question of infinite proportion...

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 9:02am
Joliet is also a famous prison in IL.
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Registered: 11-01-2005
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 11:22am
What about just Jolie? I think that's pretty.

I agree with the others that Joliet reminds me of a city.

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Registered: 01-15-2007
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 12:48pm

In general, place names are fine with me; but I wouldn't use Joliet for two reasons:


(1) It's so close to Juliet (which is prettier), that I don't see the point in choosing Joliet over Juliet; and


(2) more importantly, the main association that people outside of Joliet make with Joliet is: Prison.

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Registered: 04-01-2000
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 2:16pm
I don't like it.
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Registered: 03-06-2006
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 3:24pm
I said no because Joliet is one of the most famous prisons in America, on par with naming your child Alcatraz, Huntsville, or Rikers Island.

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Registered: 07-23-2007
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 4:44pm
I'm sorry but I have to agree. I live in Plainfield, IL which is next to Joliet - it's one of the most famous maximum prisons because of John Wayne Gacy and Richard Speck. Sorry!

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Registered: 01-06-2007
Fri, 09-14-2007 - 4:55pm
First thing I think of is the Federal Prison in IL.
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 09-15-2007 - 12:11am

I love Jolie or Juliet.

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Registered: 07-07-2006
Mon, 09-17-2007 - 1:56am

I'll be the black sheep! X]

I love the name. I've never heard of the city, or the prison (which I find odd, because I am a huge history buff). Even so, people are naming children Katrina, and even Adolph. There are plenty of negative associations with many names; I personally don't think that it should be a deterrant. It's not like anyone is going to look at a bright, beautiful child, and mistake her for a prison, or a city in Illinois ;)

I like Juliet, but, frankly, I think Joliet is just as pretty.

Kyla Nicole


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