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Donnette

Donnette proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.

Proper noun

Donnette

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • The marriage of Miss Maridon McAllister, daughter of G. Stanley McAllister of Scarsdale, N. Y., and the late Mrs. Donnette Kesler McAllister, to John Wells Morrison, son of Mrs. A. Wells Morrison and the late Mr. Morrison, took place here tonight in the home of the bridegroom's mother.1951 July 8, “Miss M. M’Allister Is a Bride in Utah […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2025
    • “Surveillance cameras?” asked Donnette Carter of the Porterville Chamber of Commerce. “Offhand, I couldn’t tell you.”2002 September 29, Dean E. Murphy, “As Security Cameras Sprout, Someone’s Always Watching”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Examples of Donnette in a sentence

  • Donnette Ann Marie Dunbar and Larry English are to be married today at the Kitano Hotel in Manhattan.2005 October 9, “Donnette Dunbar and Larry English”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
  • Donnette, from Ohio, said: 'I still remember witnessing Senator Linda Reynolds being brutally targeted in parliament.2024 August 19, Charlotte Karp, “Brittany Higgins trial: Eerie cyber army defending Linda Reynolds pops up online - and they're all saying...

Origin of Donnette

Possibly from Donna + -ette.

Questions about Donnette

What does Donnette mean?
Donnette means a female given name originating as a coinage.
How do you use Donnette in a sentence?
Donnette Ann Marie Dunbar and Larry English are to be married today at the Kitano Hotel in Manhattan.
What part of speech is Donnette?
Donnette is a proper noun.

Words near Donnette in the dictionary

  1. donners
  2. Donnesque
  3. donness
  4. donnesses
  5. Donnetta
  6. Donnette
  7. donnick
  8. donnicker
  9. donnickers
  10. donnicks
  11. Donnie

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