Meanings
- A female given name.
“There are a lot of hungry families out there,” said Joanette Woods, 66, as she thumbed through the forms.
2023 March 5, Thomas Curwen, “‘Take back what the devil stole’: A Black church struggles to find answers after fire”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 20232 more examples
Joanette Willert of Huntington Beach and a senior park ranger for North Coastal Operations, was recently named employee of the month for February by Harbors, Beaches and Parks, a division of Orange County’s Public Facilities and Resources Department.
2003 April 17, “Joanette Willert of Huntington Beach and...”, in Daily Pilot, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2026Her mother, Joanette Dunn, who adopted her at 5 months, said Ms. Dunn had frequent upper respiratory infections and episodes of pneumonia.
2020 March 31, John Schwartz, “April Dunn, Louisiana Fighter for Disability Rights, Dies at 33”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2020
Origin
From Joan + -ette. Compare Janet.
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