Jeanette name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: English, French, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: jah-nett

Meaning: The Lord is Gracious, Little Jean and Yahweh is Gracious

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What does Jeanette mean?
Variations of Jeanette
Middle Names for Jeanette
How popular is Jeanette?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Jeanette
Famous People Named Jeanette
Lists having Jeanette

What does Jeanette mean?

Especially used in Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, English, Greenlandic and Danish durable and darling, Jeanette is of Hebrew origin and is bestowed upon both sexes, meaning of Jeanette is "The Lord is Gracious, Little Jean or Yahweh is Gracious".

Jeanette is a form of perennial and prominent Jeannette. Jeannette is variant form of frequently used and persistent Jeanne. Jeannette is abridged form of Jeanne and Johanna. Jeannette is French equivalent of Jane.

Also Jeannette is French and English cognate of Jean. Jeannette means Yahweh is Gracious and God is Merciful has its origin in Hebrew. Jeanette is a form of venerable, customary and biblical Jane.

Jane is variation of JeanneJean. Also Jane is variant form of biblical and long standing Joan. Jane is shortened form of names ending in "Jane". Jane is an effeminate version of John or.

Jane is English form of Johanna. Meaning of Jane is Yahweh is Gracious Yahweh is Merciful, Yahweh is Gracious and Gracious is largely used in Tamil and Kannada is of Hebrew origin..

Jeanette is French cognate of Jeanne.

How do I pronounce Jeanette?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Jeanette is jah-nett. jeen-ette, je(a)-nette or jean(et)-te are the different way(s) to pronounce the name.

Variants of Jeanette

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Chanet, Jane, Jeannette, Joan, Johanna, Asia, Jennie, Hanna, Janel, Maryjane, Janelee, Jeanne, Jean, Jannette, Annjeanette, Jeanine, Evane, Ivane, Janette, Janina, Joannie, Jeannemarie

How popular is the name Jeanette?

Jeanette was a popular name in United States. Over 163494 babies have been given the first name in 205 years. When at its peak in 1939, 2892 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 82nd position.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 205 years. Moreover, the name has been to the top 100 baby names 6 times In New South Wales, Jeanette was once a common name since emerging in 1952 it has been given to over 1323 babies.

When at its peak in 1956,. After 11 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Jeanette is a unique baby name in Ireland, it had been in use since 1964 and was last seen in 1992, during its 29 years of usage, it was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 1964, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 162 on girl names chart when 28 babies were named Jeanette. Over 360 people have been named Jeanette in Ireland. Also, during its short run of just 2 years in Queensland, it had made it to the top 100 names.

In 1960, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 83 on girl names chart when 45 babies were named Jeanette.

Jeanette is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 1996 when it ranked 1914th.

Also, it is among the top 500 girl names in France. Over 289 people have been named Jeanette in France. Jeanette is a rare baby name in Queensland there is very thin chances of it still being given.

But Jeanette is a popular baby name in DR Congo where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, England, South Africa, Philippines, Germany, Canada, Australia and Chile.

As per our research, over 480000 babies have been bestowed Jeanette around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	0	0	2749	62
2022	0	0	2566	68
2021	0	0	2558	67
2020	0	0	2544	67
2019	0	0	2530	69
2018	0	0	2357	77
2017	0	0	2140	89
2016	0	0	2383	78
2015	0	0	2022	97
2014	0	0	1956	102

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Jeanette in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	83	4183	4260
	0	0	0	971
	0	83	9957	6681
	0	83	3244	3917
	0	0	7881	0

What numerology tells about Jeanette?

Logic isn't your strongest side but perfectionism is something people admire you for. You can hardly resist a temptation, a trait which affects your relationships in a negative way. To have letter J as your cornerstone means to stand for fairness, balance, justice, and equality. You always thrive to accomplish the greatest things, be the best at what you do, and impress yourself instead of impression others.

Other names liked by name hunters that are similar to Jeanette

Eric - Eric's meaning is Sole Ruler or Honor or Powerful King is a gender insensitive name, rooted from German and Germanic is used in Finnish and Danish. In baby boy names list, acclaimed Eric captured 160th position in 2018 in United States
Nathan - Originated from Hebrew, Famous and Ceaseless Nathan means "God has Given, Given by God or Controller" and is aimed at both boys and girls is primarily used in Hindi, English and Malayalam
Shannon means Ancient or Small or Wise used for both genders, used particulary in Hindi and English is originated from English and Anglo-Saxon
Anita - Anita's meaning is Graceful, Favour or He (God) Was Gracious used for both sexes and is used mostly in Sindhi and Scandinavian is originated from Hebrew
Krystal - Customary Krystals origin is English is mainly used in English, Swedish and Danish and is bestowed upon both genders, meaning of Krystal is "Ice or Follower of Christ"

Middle names for Jeanette

There are many familiar and short middle names that are commonly paired with Jeanette.

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Famous people named Jeanette

Jeanette McGruder, singer, comedian, sketch actress, and writer
Jeanette Abadie, young woman of the village of Ciboure
Jeanette Söderholm, Swedish singer of Jamaican origin
Jeanette Sterke, British actress
Jeanette Wohl, longtime friend and correspondent of Ludwig Börne
Jeanette Dolson, Canadian athlete
Jeanette Lunde, former Norwegian sportsperson
Jeanette Ullyett, in Standerton, South Africa
Jeanette Powell, British-born Australian politician
Jeanette Winterson, award-winning English writer,
Jeanette MacDonald, During the 1930s and 1940s she starred
Jeanette Fitzsimons, New Zealand politician and environmentalist
Jeanette Biedermann, German recording artist, actress
Jeanette Aw, actress, filmmaker and author
Jeanette Lee, by her friends because,
Jeanette Jurado, member of the popular girl group Exposé, along with Ann Curless
Jeanette Arocho-Burkart, Sergeant E-5 in the United States Army
Jeanette, English-born Spanish singer
Jeanette Brakewell, professional eventing rider
Jeanette Nolan, American actress
Jeanette Mott Oxford, American activist and politician from Missouri
Jeanette Schmid, professional transgender whistler
Jeanette I. Sustad, USMC was sixth director of Women Marines
Jeanette Bolden, American Olympic athlete
Jeanette Clinger, American singer/vocalist
Jeanette Loff, American actress and singer
Jeanette Kwakye, 7
Jeanette Leung in Yi dai zong shi as Actress
Jeanette Mills in The Ecstasies of Women as Actress
Jeanette Mühlmann in Reporter des Regenbogens as Actress
Jeanette Pavini in The Vagrant as Actress
Jeanette McMahon in Extraordinary Measures as Actress
Jeanette Hatlestad in A Country Christmas as Actress
Jeanette Ottesen Gray is a Danish swimmer.
In 1919, Jeanette Horton played the role of Katherine Crowninshield in comedy, romance flick A Virtuous Vamp.
In 1990 comedy and fantasy movie, Cootie Garages, Jeanette Smith portrayed Wella.
In 1965, Jeanette Lin Tsui characterized the role of N In movie Hu tu nu zhen tan.
Jeanette Fernando played key role of Rowena Cordero in 1995 action and adventure movie Bunso: Isinilang kang palaban!.
In 2008 horror movie, Live Animals, Jeanette Comans played Erin.
Jeanette Eng played leading character of Vicki In drama film Penance.
Jeanette Rourke portrayed the role of Sharon in sci-fi flick Embrace Eternity.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Queensland Government - Open Data Portal, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names
NSW Government, https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/popular-baby-names

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