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The baby name Anette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-NET (IPA: /əˈnɛt/).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: uh-NET (IPA: /əˈnɛt/)

What is the meaning of the name Anette ?

The baby name Anette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-NET (IPA: /əˈnɛt/).

Anette is in Origin.

Anette is a Scandinavian- and German-favored variant of Annette, itself the French diminutive of Anne. Anne ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Ḥannah, meaning “grace” or “favor,” carried into European use through Latin Anna and long sustained by Christian veneration of Saint Anne, mother of Mary. The single-n spelling reflects Nordic and German orthographic preference while preserving the same sense and sound as Annette.

Use of Anette rose with the mid-20th-century popularity of compact, French-style diminutives, peaking in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden during the 1950s–70s and also appearing widely in Germany and Austria; it remains familiar though less common today. Close variants include Annette (French, English), Annett (German), Annet (Dutch), Anett (Hungarian, Estonian), Anete (Latvian, Portuguese), and Aneta (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian). Related short forms and nicknames are Nette, Netta, and Nettie. The name consistently carries the meaning “grace.”

Anette has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Anette

Anette Sagen Actor · Born 1985 · Norway Anette Sagen is best known as a Norwegian former ski jumper. Born on 10 January 1985, she became one of Norway’s most recognized women’s ski jumping athletes.

Anette – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1976 #1 518
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
DK Girls 0 #27 1,285 7,429
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
DK 0 #78 174 5,198
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
EE Girls 0 #96 43 1,888
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
Norway Girls 2024 #118 4 444
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
MT Girls 0 #146 8 3,773
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
Finland Girls 0 #168 420 1,368
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
HU Girls 0 #204 20 3,308
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
NA Girls 0 #213 12 7,146
Germany Girls 0 #217 1,503 4,949
Finland 0 #219 93 830
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
Finland Girls 2026 #228 1,692 3,895
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
JM Girls 0 #244 16 7,507
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
GH Girls 0 #308 17 6,973
Germany 0 #313 129 2,542
CZ Girls 0 #316 26 5,378
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Girls 0 #337 18 5,096
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
NL 0 #372 20 2,481
MX 0 #384 30 8,339
Austria Girls 0 #386 35 1,885
France Girls 2017 #402 3 3,248
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
ZA 0 #418 30 14,421
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #421 9 13,098
CL 0 #430 5 6,867
PT Girls 0 #442 10 7,952
PA Girls 0 #449 33 9,861
RU Girls 0 #486 13 11,913
CM Girls 0 #495 46 11,671
IR Girls 0 #508 23 8,334
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PS Girls 0 #513 11 10,981
CR Girls 0 #520 13 11,342
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
AE Girls 0 #541 13 20,968
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
BO Girls 0 #595 17 9,488
IL Girls 0 #600 18 11,648
AR Girls 0 #624 7 8,289
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
MX Girls 0 #691 617 17,781
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
NL Girls 0 #742 215 5,933
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
CL Girls 0 #792 60 14,098
ZA Girls 0 #793 365 25,928
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
United States Girls 2024 #898 19 8,487
PE Girls 0 #903 41 14,861
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
SA Girls 0 #923 13 25,931
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
BR Girls 0 #929 13 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #950 34 5,561
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,026 8 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,062 17 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,068 5 24,821
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,266 7 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,370 77 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Anette is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
France
United States
Ireland
AE

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People also ask about Anette

Anette is predominantly a girl's name.
Anette is a 2 syllable name, pronounced uh-NET (IPA: /əˈnɛt/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Annette, Anett, Annett, Aneta, Anetta and Annete.
Yes, very popular — Anette ranked #1 in Ireland in 1976, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Anette ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1976).
Anette's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #128 in 2014 to #118 in 2024 in Norway.
Yes — 1 notable people named Anette are in our database, including Anette Sagen (Actor).