The baby name Jennette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈnɛt/ (juh-NET).
The baby name Jennette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈnɛt/ (juh-NET).
Jennette is in Origin.
Jennette is an English feminine given name, a blended and respelled variant of Janet and Jeannette. It traces back to the feminine of John: Old French Jehanne to Jeanne to Jeannette in French, and Janet in Scots and English, all from Latin Iohannes and Hebrew Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious." The double-n, double-t spelling likely stabilized in North America in the late 19th century as a phonetic, decorative form of the older Jeannette/Janette lines.
Usage appears in U.S. and British records from the Victorian era through the mid-20th century, then declines, giving Jennette a vintage, genteel feel today. Related forms include Jeanette/Jeannette, Janette, Janet, Jennet/Jennett, and French Ginette; nicknames span Jen, Jenny, Jenna, Nettie, and Etta. While similar to the word jennet (a small Spanish horse), the name is etymologically separate. Across its variants, the core meaning remains constant: a graceful affirmation that "God is gracious."
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #377 | 14 | 13,098 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #523 | 18 | 11,671 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 14 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #921 | 5 | 9,057 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,110 | 32 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
Jennette is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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