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Shawnette
How to Pronounce Shawnette
Pronounced shaw-NET /ʃɔːˈnɛt/Medium
Meaning: Shawnette adds the French diminutive ending -ette to Shawn, the English spelling of the Irish Seán, which is a form of John. Through that line its inherited meaning is the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' The -ette makes an openly feminine name from a boys' original.Low
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History & Origin
Shawnette is a feminine elaboration of Shawn, the anglicized spelling of the Irish Seán — a form of John, from the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' By adding the French -ette ending, mid-century American parents made an unmistakably feminine name, part of a broad 1970s fashion for -ette feminizations. It crested in the mid-1970s.
Shawnette stayed uncommon, borne by a modest number of girls before fading around the turn of the century. A Shawnette from her peak is now around fifty. The name reads as a 1970s feminization and has not revived, though the base Shawn remains familiar for both sexes.
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What does the name Shawnette mean?
Shawnette is a feminine form of Shawn — the Irish Seán, a form of John — so it carries the meaning 'God is gracious.'
How do you pronounce Shawnette?
It's said shaw-NET /ʃɔːˈnɛt/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shawnette a boy or girl name?
Shawnette is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shawnette?
Shawnette was an uncommon feminization of Shawn that crested in the mid-nineteen-seventies and then faded.