Annette

Where Annette comes from

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".
— Wiktionary's entry for Annette
  • French
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1797
    Annette von Droste-Hülshoff born
    German composer and writer
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #294 among girls — 28 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1958
    Annette Bening born
    American actress
  4. 1960
    Peak, #62
    7,136 babies named Annette — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #102.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Annette Bening · American actress, born 1958
  • Annette von Droste-Hülshoff · German composer and writer, 1797–1848
  • Annette O'Toole · American actress, born 1952
  • Annette Kellermann · Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer, 1886–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.