Jennette

Jennette Meaning & Origin

About Jennette
The surname Jennette 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 or John. The name Jean or John itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Jennette can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Jean" or "descendant of John."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jennette: 1,844
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,792
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.63

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

Ranking information for the surname Jennette is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNT
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J05030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
ZH IH0 N EH1 T
🌐 IPA
/ʒɪˈnɛt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNT', 'ANT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jennette in Braille

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

The name Jennette in braille

How to sign the name Jennette using Sign Language

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

The name Jennette in sign language

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