Jeannette
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Origin of the name Jeannette:
A diminutive form of Jeanne (God is gracious). Var: Genette, Janette, Jenett, Jenette. Short: Jan, Jen, Jean. Pet: Jeannie, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Netti, Nettie.
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Jenny, Nannette, Jen, Jean, Jeannie, Nette, Nette-Nette, J-Net
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Pronounced: zha-NET (French), jə-NET (English)
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Jeannette Rodriguez, Venezuelan actress.
Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and first U.S. Congresswoman.
Jeannette Armstrong, Canadian novelist.
Jeannette Leonard Gilder, American pioneering woman journalist.
Jeannette Piccard, American scientist, aeronaut pioneer of balloon flight and one of the first women to be ordained as an Episcopalian priest.
Jeannette MacDonald, American singer and actress
Jeanette Mccurdy, American singer and actress- Jeannette in song, story & screen: | Edit
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