Jeanette (or Jeannette, Jeannetta or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name '' Jeanne''. Other variations are Janette and

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...

. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious".

Notable people

* Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer *

Jeanette Antolin Jeanette Antolin (born October 5, 1981) is an American former artistic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. national team from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she helped the U.S. win a team silver medal, and ...

(born 1981), American gymnast * Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author *

Jeanetta Arnette Jeannetta Arnette is an American actress. She became known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy ''Head of the Class''. She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's '' Ladybugs'' and 1999's '' Boys Don't Cry'' ...

(born 1954), American actress *

Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider ...

(born 1979), Singaporean actress * Jeanette Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language pedagogue *

Jeanette Biedermann Jeanette Biedermann (born Jean Biedermann, 22 February 1980) is a German singer, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in the greater Berlin area, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's cir ...

(born 1980), German singer and actress * Jeannette Bougrab, French lawyer and politician. * Jeanette Dyrkjær (1963–2011), Danish nude model and adult actress *

Jeannette Escanilla Jeannette Escanilla Diaz (born 1961) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Uppsala County between June 2018 and September 2018. Escanilla was president of ...

(born 1961), Swedish politician * Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman and aristocrat * Jeannette Gadson (1945–2007), New York politician * Jeanette Granberg (1825–1857), Swedish playwright * Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966), American painter * Jeannette Lee, British music record executive *

Jeannette H. Lee Jeannette H. Lee (born in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean–American entrepreneur based in Washington, D.C., and later in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee was also known for several years under the married name Jeannette Lee White. Early life Lee ...

(formerly Jeannette Lee White), American entrepreneur * Jeanette Lee (born 1971), American professional pool player * Jeanette Loff (1906–1942), American actress and singer *

Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier ('' The Love Parade'', '' Love Me Tonight'', '' The Merry Widow'' and '' ...

(1903–1965), American actress and singer *

Jennette McCurdy Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, director, podcaster, singer and former actress. McCurdy's breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) earned her various award ...

(born 1992), American actress * Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), American evangelist and industrial educator * Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961), American poet * Jeannette Ng, Hong Kong-born British fantasy author *

Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States in 1917. She was elected to the U.S. House of Represent ...

(1880–1973), American social worker, first woman elected to the United States Congress *

Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls (born April 21, 1960) is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of '' The Glass Castle'', a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had ...

(born 1960), American writer * Jeannette Walworth (1835–1918), American novelist, journalist * Jeanette Wässelius (1784–1853), Swedish opera singer *

Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson (born 27 August 1959) is an English writer. Her first book, '' Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit'', was a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against convention. Other novels explore gender pola ...

(born 1959), British novelist

Fictional characters

Jeannette (comics) Jeannette is a fictional character in the . She first appeared in '' Secret Six'' #3 (January 2009), and was created by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Publication history Jeannette was introduced in the fourth issue of the ongoing '' Secret Six'' ...

, a fictional banshee in the DC Comics Universe * Jeanette Miller, one of the Chipettes in Alvin and the Chipmunks *Jeanette Turner is one of the two main protagonists of Freeform's 2021 miniseries '' Cruel Summer'' {{Given name, Jeanette French feminine given names