"Variant of Antoinette"
The name Antwanette is commonly a female name from the "French" origin.
Antwanette is a feminine name built on Antwan, an English spelling of Antoine, and it matches the French feminine form Antoinette, the diminutive of Antoine. Antoine goes back to the Latin family name Antonius. The Antwan- spelling follows English pronunciation of the masculine name rather than the French Antoi- spelling.
Antoinette means "Priceless gift. A feminine form of Anthony.".
The pronunciation of Antwanette is an-twuh-NET.
