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Annette - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Annette
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. an-net-te, ann-e-tte ] The girl name Annette is pronounced ahNEHT KEY. Annette's origin is Hebrew, and its use, French. A form of Annette is the French variant spelling Anette. Annette is a pet form of the Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Anna.

Annette is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1960, 0.343% of baby girls were given the name Annette. It was #62 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked decline in frequency since then, and is of only modest use in recent years. In 2007, it ranked at #866 with a usage of 0.015%. Within the family of girl names directly linked to Annette, the Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Anna was the most popular. It was 24 times more frequently used than Annette in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Annette include the French Anett, the French Anette, the French Annett, the English Amynta, the English Andi, the English Andie, the English Andy, the Dutch Annet, the Italian Antea, the English Chaunta, the English Chauntay, the English Chauntelle, the Turkish Umut, the Spanish Amada, the English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Amanda, the English Amandah, the Spanish and German Amata, the Spanish Aminda, the English and Italian Aminta, the English Amita, the English Amity, the Armenian Anahid, the English Ande, the Spanish Anita, the Greek Annthea, the English and German Anthea, the English Anthia, the English Chaunte, the English Onita, the Italian Amedea, the Arabic Aminata, and the German Anahita.

KEY: English pronunciation for Annette: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


A famous person named Annette is Actress, Annette Bening, born 29 May 1958, Topeka, Kansas.

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