Names ending in ette

Feels more modern than the Y version but also less authentic.

Short form found in historical records, feels a tad feminine for modern times.

Bennett doesn't really need feminizing — over 100 baby girls in 2020 were given the name as it is — but if you need to make it clear that it's a girl name, Bennette is one way to do that. It was given to five girls in 2020, and before that had not been on the charts at all since 1981.

Pronounced Beshette, this unfamiliar French appellation sounds fresh and feminine.

Manette might be a fresh way to spin Mary or Marie, but popular French Manon has more grace and heft. Manet takes Manette in an artistic direction.

A stylish smoosh of Evelyn and Juliette, also a variation of the invented name Evolet.

Elixyvette is part Elizabeth, part Alexis, part Yvette -- and a total mess. Few people go to such lengths to make a name different. Aren't you glad?

A little like Elliot (or Elliette), Electra, and Etta, Ellette is a zippy but rarely used compound name.

The french word vignette literally means "little vine," but in English it is a literary and art term. In literature, a vignette refers to a brief but vivid description, and in art, an illustration or photo that fades into the background, sans border.

Pierrette is the French feminine form of Peter or Pierre, an antiquated if charming feminization in the style of Albertine.