Baby name

STABLE GIRL · FRENCH VIA LATIN
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Annette

/ah · NET/


“Grace, gracious”

French diminutive of Anne, created with -ette suffix to express tender grace and elegance

anne · nettie · etta

gentle

How it ages.

Annette surged in the 1950s-1960s (partly via actress Annette Funicello) and has gradually faded since the 1980s.

The cultural moment.

France shows slow decline from classic-name baseline; US interest peaked in 1960s, now minimal.