Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jeanette

Jeanette

Given Name JEANETTE

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: zha-NET (French), jə-NET (English), shah-NET (Swedish) [key]

Meaning & History

Variant of JEANNETTE.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Janine, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine (French), Jeannette, Genette (English), Jeannette (Dutch)

DIMINUTIVE: Nettie (English)

MASCULINE FORMS: Jean, Yann (French), Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Jon, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shayne (English), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Danish), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Swedish), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jone (Norwegian), Jan, Johan, Johannes (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Lashawn (African American), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian), Joana (Catalan), Ivana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana (Czech), Johanna (Estonian), Janina, Johanna, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny (Finnish), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina, Johanna, Janine, Jenny (German), Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna (Greek), Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna, Jenný (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Sinéad, Siobhán (Irish), Giovanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Janina, Joanna (Polish), Joana (Portuguese), Ioana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian), Jean, Sheena, Sìne, Sìneag, Jessie, Teasag (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana (Serbian), Ivana, Jana (Slovak), Ivana, Jana (Slovene), Juana, Jenny (Spanish), Yana (Ukrainian), Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)

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