Comments (Meaning / History Only)
It seems to be a portmanteau of "Charlotte" and "Antoinette," two of the more well-known female French names in the English-speaking world.
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It sounds like an invented elaboration of Charles to me.
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A pet form of Charna? More faithful to the original language would be "Charnka" ("KHARN-kah" or "SHARN-kah") or something similar. [noted -ed]
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The native name root of Charnette is Shârôn (שָׁרוֹן), which goes to Sharon in more common terminology.
This makes Charnette the blended name of Sharn, Sharna, and Sharne in addition to having the French sound suffix ett/ette. Sharn and its variants are forms of the name Sharon. The aforementioned name derives from the Hebrew place name “Shârôn", or Sharon, meaning “a plain, forest” and is in reference to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
The usage of this name is typically found in English (African-American), but also in standard English and Hebrew as other variants of the name. English (African-American) variants of this name include Sharnell, Sharnelle, Charnelle, Charnel, Sharnette, Shernett, among others. In English, Sharon, Sharron, and Sharyn are common versions of the name. In Hebrew, Sharon is a commonly used name.
I hope this helps clear up some rather ghastly impressions of this name!
It truly is amazing what you find when you do research first, instead of immediately bashing something for sounding different.