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Dennette
How to Pronounce Dennette
Pronounced duh-NET /dəˈnɛt/Medium
Meaning: Dennette adds the French diminutive -ette to the Den- of Denise and Denny, giving 'little Denise.' Denise is a French feminine of Denis, from the Greek Dionysios, tied to the god Dionysus; Dennette inherits that line while the -ette is a decorative mid-century touch.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Dennette appears in United States records from the mid-1950s, part of the fashion for -ette diminutive girls' names like Annette and Paulette. Built on Denise, it stayed long-tail, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1966 and gone by the late 1980s.
A girl named Dennette then would be in her late fifties now, reading as a dainty mid-century rarity. It has not revived, though the -ette family it belongs to still carries a certain retro charm.
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What does the name Dennette mean?
It is an elaboration of Denise or Denny with the French -ette ending, meaning 'little Denise.'
How do you pronounce Dennette?
It's said duh-NET /dəˈnɛt/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Dennette a boy or girl name?
Dennette is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dennette?
It has always been rare, a mid-century -ette name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.