Linette
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning linen cloth; small flax plant.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Linette by the numbers
Linette was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 155 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Linette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lynettelittle lake; diminutive of lynn67 in the US (2017)
- Lizettegod is my oath; diminutive of elizabeth42 in the US (2017)
- LisetteGod's oath; a form of Elizabeth41 in the US (2017)
- Linnettesmall linden tree; a form of linnet6 in the US (2017)
- Lanette6 in the US (2017)
- Lynnettelake; a form of Lynn or Linnet24 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Linette, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Linette
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