Ronnette
Meaning of Ronnette
Ronnette emerges as a mid-20th-century Anglo-American feminine name structured through the apposition of the French diminutive suffix –ette to the hypocoristic “Ronnie,” which historically has served as a pet form of either the masculine Ronald (from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, “ruler’s counselor”) or the feminine Veronica (from Greek pherō “to bear” + nikē “victory”), the latter nexus aligning more closely with its exclusively female application; phonologically, it is articulated as ron-ET (/rənˈet/ in British English; /rənˈɛt/ in American English), preserving the –ette pattern of final-syllable stress. Analysis of California birth registrations from 1958 through 1971 indicates sporadic adoption, peaking at ten occurrences in 1966 (rank 302) before tapering to five in 1971 (rank 305), thereby positioning Ronnette at the periphery of mainstream naming trends. Within the broader onomastic framework of the postwar period, Ronnette typifies the technical proclivity for diminutive-inflected feminine formations—akin to Jeanette and Nanette—while its limited frequency underscores its marginal integration into the predominant Anglo-American naming repertoire.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as ron-ET (/rənˈet/)
American English
- Pronunced as ron-ET (/rənˈɛt/)
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