Jennet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jennet

What is the meaning of the name Jennet ?

The baby name Jennet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JEN-et (IPA: /ˈdʒɛnət/).

Jennet is English in Origin.

Jennet is a medieval English and Scots feminine form connected to Jane/Janet, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Iōannēs and Latin Iohannes, meaning “Yahweh is gracious” or “God is gracious.” Spelled with double n and single t, it likely blends the Scots/English Janet with the French diminutive pattern of Jeannette, producing a compact vernacular spelling. The name is unrelated to the word jennet for a small Spanish horse, which comes from Old French genet.

Records show Jennet in parish registers, court rolls, and wills across northern England and Lowland Scotland from the 15th to 17th centuries; Jennet Device of the 1612 Pendle trials is a noted bearer. Usage waned in the 18th–20th centuries as Janet and Jeannette predominated, but it remains a distinctive, vintage choice. Variant spellings include Jenet, Jannet, Jennett, and Jannett; cognates and relatives include Janet, Janette, Jeannette, and Jane, with familiar diminutives Jen and Jenny.