Nanette

nan-ETT (Eng), non-ETT (Fr)

French diminutive of Anne

"grace"

Nanette Origin and Meaning

The name Nanette is a girl's name meaning "grace".

There was a time when French names like Annette, Paulette – and Nanette – were chic, but now, we'd have to say "No, no, Nanette".

Nanette Rank in US Top 1000

# 994 in the US

Popularity of the name Nanette

• 1915 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Nanette

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Famous People Named Nanette

• Nanette Diaz Barragán U.S. Congresswoman from California
• Nanette Burstein American documentary filmmaker
• Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Fabares) American actress
• Nanette Lepore American fashion designer
• Nanette June "Nan" Leslie American actress
• Nanette Newman English actress
• Nanette "Nanny" Vonnegut daughter of writer Kurt Vonnegut
• Nanette Joan Workman American,Canadian singer
• Nanette Gwen Medved American,Filipina model and actress
• Nanette Bourdeaux (born Hélène Olivine Veilleux) Canadian,American actress
• Nanette Kay Laughrey U.S. federal judge
• Nanette M. "Nan" DeRenzi U.S. Navy admiral
• Nanette Maxine American gospel singer
• Nanette Lilian Margaret Milne Scottish MP
• Nanette Hansen American TV journalist
• Nanette Mirkovic wife of American actor Erik Estrada

The name Nanette in Pop Culture

• "No No, Nanette," 1920s musical
• Nanette Manoir antagonist on TV's "Angela Anaconda"
• Nanette Cole protagonist in the Black Mirror episode "USS Callister"
• Nanette comedy special by Hannah Gadsby

International Variations of the name Nanette

• Nanine French
• Nannette French
• Nynette French
• Nanée French