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Jeannett
How to Pronounce Jeannett
Pronounced juh-NET /dʒəˈnɛt/Medium
Meaning: Jeannett is a reduced spelling of Jeannette, itself a French diminutive of Jeanne, the feminine of Jean or John. The inherited meaning traces to the Hebrew Yohanan, God is gracious. The clipped final letter marks it as an early-twentieth-century respelling.Medium
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History & Origin
Jeannett is a spelling variant of Jeannette, the French diminutive of Jeanne, feminine of John, whose meaning goes back to the Hebrew for God is gracious. Names in the Jean family were fashionable in the early twentieth century, and shortened forms like this reflect the era's free hand with spelling rather than a separate origin.
Jeannett was never common, given to only a handful of girls a year around the mid nineteen-forties, always overshadowed by the fuller Jeannette. A woman named Jeannett from then would be in her late seventies or eighties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jeannett mean?
It means God is gracious, inherited from Jeanne and Jeannette, the French feminine forms of John.
How do you pronounce Jeannett?
It is said juh-NET /dʒəˈnɛt/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Jeannett a boy or girl name?
Jeannett is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jeannett?
It was always rare, given to only a handful of girls a year around the mid nineteen-forties.