Given name & surname
Genette
“from the garden of paradise”·“from Eden”
Genette is a variant of Genet. Interpretations include “from the garden of paradise” (African) and “from Eden” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Genette is a variant of Genet. Interpretations include “from the garden of paradise” (African) and “from Eden” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Genette is a variant of Gina. Gina has been associated with Italian and English naming traditions. Genette is a variant of Genet. An origin associated with Genet is African.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Genette is used as a spelling variant of Jeannette.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Genette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 606
- 0 boys · 606 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 484 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Genette’s family of names
Genette has a related form in Gina. Genette has an alternative spelling in Jeannette. Genette has a related form in Jeannette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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