Juliana Evans Shares Story Behind Her Name, Reveals Mother's Reaction When Introducing Husband - "Don't Even Think About Being Friends...
Che Puan Juliana Evans said she was named after her mother’s admiration for Malaysian actress Julia Rais and Denmark’s Princess Juliana. The 32-year-old actor shared the story in a post on Threads, a platform owned by Meta Platforms Inc.
Source: Astro Mustika HD · August 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM · AI-assisted report
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JOHOR, 21 AUGUST 2026 —
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Che Puan Juliana Evans said she was named after her mother’s admiration for Malaysian actress Julia Rais and Denmark’s Princess Juliana. The 32-year-old actor shared the story in a post on Threads, a platform owned by Meta Platforms Inc.
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Her mother’s reaction when Juliana introduced Tengku Shariffuddin Shah as a friend was blunt. “Don’t even think about being friends with him,” she told her daughter, citing the wide gap in social standing. Juliana recounted the moment in her own words: “She said, ‘Darjat kita jauh beza sangat.’ I thought, okay, I get it. But fate had other plans.”
The post was a response to criticism about Malay parents who give children names that sound foreign. Juliana wrote that some Malaysians now choose elaborate Western-style names for children whose appearance is identifiably Malay, such as Aaron Isaac Alexander Moebius Ferdhaus, or add superfluous vowels like Faaris and Aaliaa in an attempt to appear modern.
She said her own name carried personal significance rather than any desire to mimic foreign styles. “My mother liked Julia Rais and Princess Juliana of Denmark, so she chose Juliana for me,” she wrote.
Juliana, who is married to the nephew of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor, is known for roles in television series such as Gerak Khas and Nur Kasih. Her husband, Tengku Shariffuddin, is a businessman and graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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