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Linette

Linette is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Denmark, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
0 male / 4,205 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Linette

If you do not know Linette’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Linette,” in English, “Guten Tag Linette,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Linette,

German

Guten Tag Linette,

French

Bonjour Linette,

Spanish

Estimado/a Linette:

Chinese

Linette您好：

Japanese

Linette様

English

Hi Linette,

German

Hi Linette,

French

Salut Linette,

Spanish

Hola Linette,

Chinese

Linette你好：

Japanese

Linetteさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Linette by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonwoman's name
Denmarkrarewoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name
Netherlandsrarewoman's name

United States birth data

0 male · 4,205 female · 4,205 births recorded

Male ≈ 0%Female ≈ 100%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Linette a male or female name?

Linette is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Linette in an email?

If you do not know Linette’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Linette,” in English, “Guten Tag Linette,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Linette a unisex name?

Linette is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Linette a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/linette. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_linette,
  title  = {Is Linette a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/linette},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}