Lanette as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lanette

What is the meaning of the name Lanette ?

The baby name Lanette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈnɛt/ (luh-NET).

Lanette is English, French in Origin.

Lanette is a modern English given name, most likely a respelling of Lynette, which itself is the Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned (also Eiluned/Luned). Eluned derives from Welsh eilun, “image, idol,” giving Lanette the customary meaning “idol, icon.” The name entered English through Arthurian tradition - Sir Gareth and Lynette appear in medieval romance and in Tennyson’s Idylls of the King - then spread via the popularity of -ette names influenced by French diminutives.

In the United States Lanette saw modest use from the 1940s through the 1970s, paralleling fashions for Annette, Lynette, and Lynnette, and is rare today. Spelling and related variants include Lynette, Lynnette, Linette, Lanetta, Annette, and Annetta; short forms and nicknames include Lan, Lani, Lana, and Nettie. Pronunciation typically follows luh-NET or lah-NET. Though sometimes interpreted as a blend (Lana + Annette), most authorities treat Lanette as a stylistic variant of Lynette with the same Welsh-rooted meaning.