Genette

Genette is an English feminine name functioning as a diminutive or elaborated form of Jane, itself the English adaptation of the Old French Jehanne, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning God is gracious. The -ette suffix, borrowed from French, gives the name a softened, feminine quality common in English naming patterns of the medieval and early modern periods. It is closely related to Janet, Janette, and Jeanette, all of which share the same root and follow similar patterns of diminutive formation.