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Davette
How to Pronounce Davette
Pronounced duh-VET /dəˈvɛt/High
Meaning: Davette turns David into a girl's name by adding the diminutive -ette, in the pattern of Paulette and Nanette. David is Hebrew for 'beloved,' so Davette reads as a feminine, affectionate form of that meaning.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Davette is a feminine coinage that adds the French diminutive -ette to David. David comes from Hebrew for beloved; the -ette ending, as in Paulette and Nanette, was a mid-century favorite for turning a father's or grandfather's name into a girl's.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its early-1970s high and gone by the early 2000s. A Davette from that time is in her fifties now; it stays a period feminization rather than a documented revival.
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What does the name Davette mean?
It is a feminine coinage from David ('beloved') with the ending -ette.
How do you pronounce Davette?
It's said duh-VET /dəˈvɛt/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Davette a boy or girl name?
Davette is used as a girl's name.
Is Davette a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, a coined feminine of David seen mostly in the early nineteen-seventies.