Nanette

Petite feminine name

Nanette is a French diminutive of Anne, used as a given name for girls.

It gained some mid-20th-century popularity in English-speaking countries, though it remains relatively uncommon today.

The name appears in the 1925 musical *No, No, Nanette* and its film adaptations.

More recently, Hannah Gadsby's 2018 comedy special *Nanette* brought fresh cultural visibility to the name.

comedy

stand-up

Solo comedic performance

  • NetflixSubscription streaming service
  • traumaLasting psychological wound
  • memoirWritten personal recollection

confessional · monologue · Picasso · art history · feminism · performance · storytelling · catharsis · boundaries · vulnerability

name

Jeannette

French female given name

Bernadette · Paulette · Yvette · Juliette · Nicolette · Odette

diminutive

pet name

Affectionate nickname for loved ones

affectionate · little · dear · darling · familiar · informal

Opposites
comedy style/approach

Nanettelight entertainment

Undemanding amusement programming

thematic resolution

Nanetteself-rejection

Refusing to accept oneself

denial · suppression · self-loathing · acceptance · embrace

comedic approach

Nanetteobservational comedy

Comedy mining daily existence

Family

Hannah, Anne, Nancy, Annette

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G