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