Genet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Genet

What is the meaning of the name Genet ?

The baby name Genet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced guh-NET (Amharic) /ɡəˈnɛt/,zhuh-NET (French-influenced) /ʒəˈnɛt/,JEN-et (Anglicized) /ˈdʒɛnɪt/.

Genet is Amharic in Origin.

Genet has two distinct roots. In Ethiopia and Eritrea it comes from Geʿez ገነት (gänät), carried into Amharic and Tigrinya, meaning “paradise,” “Eden,” or “heaven.” As a feminine given name it is widely used across the Horn of Africa and in the diaspora; common transliterations include Gennet and Genet, with nicknames Gen or Geni. The word is cognate with Arabic Jannah and Hebrew Gan Eden through the shared Semitic g‑n‑n/g‑n root “enclosed garden.”

In medieval England and Scotland, Genet (also Genette/Genete) appears in parish and tax rolls as a spelling of Jennet/Janet, itself from French Jeannette, a diminutive of Jeanne (ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan, “God is gracious”). Related forms include Janet, Jennet, Jeannette, Janette, and Genette. Note that Genet is also a French surname, unrelated to the Ethiopian given name.