Given name
Mignonette
“one who is cute and petite”
Mignonette is a variant of Mignon. One French interpretation is “one who is cute and petite.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mignonette is a variant of Mignon. One French interpretation is “one who is cute and petite.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mignonette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 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 6 in 1935. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mignonette’s family of names
Mignonette has a related form in Mignon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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