Annette

American

[uh-net, a-net, a-net] / əˈnɛt, æˈnɛt, aˈnɛt /

noun

a first name, form of Anne.

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Beatty, who happens to be the son of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening brings a fresh-faced vulnerability to the role of Hally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Browning said actress Annette Badland would read "a very moving" love poem about Anscombe by Dame Iris.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Fed economist Annette Vissing-Jorgensen suggests backing the TGA with short-term Treasury bills held by the Fed and adjusting those holdings as the account rises and falls.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

CHIBA, Japan—Japan was the trip of a lifetime for Annette Kujak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

So Annette was the absolute perfect tutor pal, and I should have been kissing the ground beneath her feet and carrying her book bag to school every day, right?

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

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