Ornette
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Updated Tue Apr 15 2025
Ornette Origin and Meaning
The name Ornette is a boy's name.
Long associated with jazz great Ornette Coleman, this name's main problem is that almost all other ette-ending names -- from Annette to Paulette -- are unequivocally feminine.
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Famous People Named Ornette
- (Randolph Denard) Ornette ColemanAmerican jazz saxophonist
The name Ornette in Pop Culture
- Ornette Howardfrom the TV series "Friday Night Lights"