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What does Babette mean?
Babette 
as a girls' name is of French, Greek and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Babette is "foreign; God is my oath". Diminutive of Barbara (Greek); nickname of Elizabeth (Hebrew).
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA BARBARA, ELIZABETH Babbett, Babbette, Babbie, Babe, Babett, Babita, Barbette, Bett, Betta, Bette▼, Betti, Bettie▼, Betty▼, Bettye▼, Lisbette, Lisette▼, Lizette▼, Lysbette, Lyzbette, Lyzette
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Babette Parker (B.P.), ..
How popular is Babette?
Babette is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2349 out of 4276, Top 55%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Babette was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its apex position of #982 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Elizabeth (#13 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Barbara (#930), Betty (#1128), Babe, Bette, Betti, Bettie, Bettye, Lisette and Lizette are the prominent varying forms of Babette appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Babbette, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Babette was at its apex during 1930-1939 (ADOPTION OF 6.7%) and is now significantly reduced (ADOPTION 0.5%, ▼92.1%), with forms like Bettie going out of style.
Similar Names
Babette is pronounced similarly to Bobbette and Bobette. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arette, Arlette▲, Auberte (see Alberta), Aubrette, Bazeele, Benetta, Bente, Berett, Berte, Bretta, Brette, Briette, Britte, Brunette, Cadette, Clarette, Cosette, Danette▼, Dannette, Eliette, Elyette, Erlette, Eyvette, Fayette, Halette, Hette, Ivette▼, Jackette, Jacobette, Janette▼, Jazette, Jeanette▼, Jette, Joette, Jonette, Kolette, Korette, Lanette, Laurette, Lavette, Linette, Lurette, Lynette▼, Manette, Marette, Mariette, Marnette, Minette, Mosette, Nadette, Nanete, Nanette▼, Patte, Paulette▼, Rayette, Robette, Rosette, Ryette, Sabrette, Saleste, Sarette, Sarotte (see Sarah), Shakette (see Sha-), Tonette, Twanette, Vedette, Vidette, Vinette, Waldette, Wanette, Wyette, Yette and Yevette. These names tend to be less commonly used than Babette.
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