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For a girl vs. Which spelling?

My husband and I have chosen the name Jett for our little girl but we keep going back and forth between Jett and Jette. I feel like Jette looks more feminine but I know it will be misspelt. Which would you choose? We are not looking for negative comments on the name, just wanting feedback on which spelling.

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Poll created: Apr 05, 2024
Total Votes: 1
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I personally don't think adding an "e" is going to make the name appear any more feminine. Even if you spelled it Jytte, it won't.
posted by NameHog :: 1 year ago | report
I would do Jette vs Jett for a girl.
posted by Liggy :: 1 year ago | report
Well, Jette would be in keeping with French names that become feminine with an added -e (Rene/Renee, Michel/Michelle, Jean/Jeanne). I do think that the extra -e will cause pronunciation problems because of the ballet term jeté, which is also used as French name. Final answer is, I'd go with Jett.
posted by Miss Nomer :: 1 year ago | report
If you must use the name, I think Jette would be best. It looks just a tad more feminine that way imo.
posted by Mikayla :: 1 year ago | report
If some people heard a male named Jett, they may assume it's spelled Jet instead of Jett, right? The similar sounding name Bette can be pronounced like Bette Davis (Betty) or like Bette Midler (Bet) too. I think Jette looks a lot cooler than Jett and yes, strangely enough, it does look more feminine as well.

FYI - there is an American actress named Jette Newell and Jette is also a place name in Belgium.
posted by Genevieve :: 1 year ago | report
^ forgot to mention in my post above that Jette is also a Danish and Dutch girl name too and it means "home ruler". It's a diminutive of Henrietta/Henrietta.
posted by Genevieve :: 1 year ago | report
Unfortunately, in this case, the girl won't be getting the "cooler" girl name of Henrietta to fall back on. She's just Jett or Jette or whatever.
posted by Guest :: 1 year ago | report
Huge no to this name!
posted by E :: 1 year ago | report
Use Jetta as I've suggested before.
posted by Guest :: 1 year ago | report

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