Jeanette (or Jeannette) is a French female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette, Janet and Jane.People with this name include: Jeanette Biedermann, German actress and singer Jeannette Armstrong, Canadian novelist Jeanette Dimech, Spanish singer Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the United States Congress Jeanette Winterson, British novelist Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singerJ