Jolie

French
"pretty"

Jolie Origin and Meaning

The name Jolie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pretty".

Jolie is as pretty as its literal meaning; nowadays it is also seen as a girls’ name, via Angelina for whom Jolie was originally her middle name.

Although it is French, Jolie is rarely if ever used as a name in France. In the US, it appeared briefly on the Top 1000 list in the seventies, then returned in 2000, following Ms. Jolie's 1999 Oscar win for Girl, Interrupted.

The name Joely, as in actresses Joely Richardson and Joely Fisher, is unrelated and pronounced differently. A nice association is the iconic Picasso painting, Ma Jolie.

# 906 in the US

Jolie Rank in US Top 1000

# 740 on Nameberry

Jolie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jolie Popularity

Famous People Named Jolie

  • Jolie Gabor (born Janka Tilleman)
    Countess de Szigethy, Hungarian,American socialite; mother of actresses and socialites Magda, Zsa Zsa, and Eva Gabor
  • Jolie Holland
    American singer,songwriter of The Be Good Tanyas
  • Jolie Christine Rickman
    American feminist and singer,songwriter
  • Jolie Edwards
    American country music singer of Jolie & The Wanted
  • Jolie Jones Levine (b. 1960)
    daughter of music producer Quincy Jones
  • Jolie Ivory Imani Wayans (b. 1992)
    daughter of actor Keenen Ivory Wayans
  • Angelina Jolie (Voight)
    American actress and director; daughter of actor Jon Voight

Jolie in Pop Culture

  • Jolie Lucine Ruewen
    character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
  • Jolie
    character in the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony
  • Jolie Guidry
    character in TV movie, "The Christmas Contract"