Vedette
VUH-DEHT
French
"star, leading actor"
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Updated Thu May 29 2025
Vedette Origin and Meaning
The name Vedette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "star, leading actor".
Translating to "star", but used to refer to the leading female artist in a cabaret show, for French speakers, this would be like naming your child "Showgirl".
Alternatively however, it could be a form of Sanskrit Veda, combined with suffix, -ette, giving it the meaning "knowledge". Additionally, it was historically used in the military for a sentinel (often on horseback), stationed to watch for enemies. In this case, it links back to the Italian vedere meaning "to see, view".