At a Glance: Name: Babette – Meaning: foreign woman, stranger – Origin: French (pet form of Barbara) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ba-BET
Babette is a French (pet form of Barbara) girl's name meaning “foreign woman, stranger”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Babette
Meaning: Foreign woman, stranger.
Origin: French (pet form of Barbara).
A common claim: A baby-name listicle glosses Babette as meaning 'my God is an oath'. Actually: That's actually the meaning of Elizabeth, not Barbara; as a pet form of Barbara, Babette's meaning is 'foreign woman/stranger'.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Babette
Phonetic: ba-BET IPA: /bæˈbɛt/
Popularity of Babette
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1891–2023.
Lists That Include Babette
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Similar Names
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