Babette

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Babette

Gender: Feminine
Language: French, English
Etymology:
Babette is a French diminutive for either:
1. Barbara, from a Greek name which means “Foreign,” from the word “barbaros” (also the origin of the word “barbarian”).
-or-
2. Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the English form of the Hebrew name, Elisheva, or Elisheba. Originally it meant “My God is Bountiful,” “God of Plenty,” “Consecrated to God,” “Oath of God,” “God is Satisfaction,” or “God is Perfection.”

History:
N/A

Pronunciation: babb-ett.

Alternates: Babetta, Babbette, Babete.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Babette Deutsch (1895-1982)
American poet.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.002 % named Babette

Popularity of Babette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A