Minette

French
"faithful defender"
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Minette Origin and Meaning

The name Minette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "faithful defender".

Frenchified name rarely used in France. And perhaps even more rarely used in the US -- there were NO baby girls given the name on the official records of 2021.

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Famous People Named Minette

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The name Minette in Pop Culture

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    main character in Eva Ibbotson's "Island of the Aunts"
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    Jamaican girl in "Brother Man" by Roger Mais
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    underground stream in New York City
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