Jeanette (given name)

Jeanette (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Jeanette


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related names = Jeanne, Janette, Janet, Jane
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Jeanette (or Jeannette or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name "Jeanne". Other variations are Janette, Janet and Jane.

Jeanette is also derived from the hebrew "God is gracious".

Notable people with this name include:
* Jeanette, Spanish singer
* Jeanette Biedermann, German actress and singer
* Jeannette Armstrong, Canadian novelist
* Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the United States Congress
* Jeanette Winterson, British novelist
* Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer
* Jeanetta Arnette
* Janette Oke, Canadian author
*Janette Beckman, New York-based photographer


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