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annette

/əˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
an-nette
IPA
/əˈnɛt/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

Etymology

From French Annette, diminutive of Anne, from Ἄννα (Ánna), the Ancient Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious”) with the French suffix ette meaning cute, adorable or little. So, Annette could mean "Little favor of God", "cute grace" or "little Anne".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Annettes (plural)

Rhymes With

get let set yet met forget bet net debt et upset threat

Questions

How do you pronounce annette?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnɛt/.
What does annette mean?
A female given name from French.
Where does annette come from?
It is traced to French.

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