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Waynette
How to Pronounce Waynette
Pronounced way-NET /weɪˈnɛt/Medium
Meaning: Waynette feminizes Wayne with the French diminutive ending -ette, so 'little Wayne.' Wayne began as an English occupational surname from Old English waegn ('wagon'), for a wagon-maker or wainwright. The name reflects the mid-century habit of turning popular boys' names into girls' names with -ette.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
Waynette is a feminine elaboration of Wayne, from Old English waegn ('wagon'), with the -ette ending. It appears in United States records from about 1933 and reached its small high around 1970, as Wayne was a common mid-century boys' name ripe for feminizing. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.
A Waynette from that peak would be reaching her later years now, and the name reads as a period feminization alongside Waynelle and Dwayna. It has not revived; such -ette feminizations largely went out with the fashion that made them.
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What does the name Waynette mean?
It is a feminine form of Wayne, an English surname from Old English waegn ('wagon'), meaning 'wagon-maker,' with the ending -ette.
How do you pronounce Waynette?
It's said way-NET /weɪˈnɛt/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Waynette a boy or girl name?
Waynette is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Waynette?
It has always been rare, a mid-century feminization of Wayne given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.