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Donnette
How to Pronounce Donnette
Pronounced duh-NET /dəˈnɛt/Medium
Meaning: Donnette adds the French diminutive -ette to Donna, the Italian word and name meaning 'lady.' The result is a mid-century coinage in the same family as Jonette and Nanette, its core meaning of 'lady' inherited from Donna.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
Donnette dresses up Donna - the Italian word for 'lady,' hugely popular as a name at mid-century - with the French -ette, 'little.' The elaboration gave families a fancier alternative while keeping Donna's gracious meaning.
Donnette's arc runs from the nineteen-thirties into the nineteen-nineties, cresting in the early nineteen-sixties alongside Donna itself, and always uncommon at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as a sweet, of-its-moment name.
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What does the name Donnette mean?
Donnette is a feminine -ette elaboration of Donna, from the Italian word for 'lady.'
How do you pronounce Donnette?
It's said duh-NET /dəˈnɛt/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Donnette a boy or girl name?
Donnette is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Donnette?
Donnette was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its early-nineteen-sixties peak.