Jeannette Family History
Jeannette Name Meaning
Americanized form of Italian Iannetta . Altered form of English Jennett (and possibly also a variant of the same American French surname). Compare Jeanette . French: from Jeannette a female personal name derived from Jean an equivalent of John . Possibly also an Americanized form of French Jeannet: from a pet form of Jean . Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022