Gennette

Gennette Meaning & Origin

About Gennette
The surname Gennette is of French origin and is derived from the given name Jean, which is the French form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jean. The name Jean itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Gennette can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Jean" or "son of Jean."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gennette is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gennette: 254
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,799
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gennette based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNT
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G05030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 N IH0 T
🌐 IPA
/gennette*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNT', 'KNT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gennette in Braille

Here's how to represent Gennette in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gennette in braille

How to sign the name Gennette using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gennette using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gennette in sign language

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