I’ve been following -ette ending names for some years now, thinking their time might be coming (again).
Certainly [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] have (re)arrived and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlet/name_f, and maybe [name_f]Colette[/name_f] too.
Some I can’t see ever coming back: [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Lynette[/name_f], [name_f]Claudette[/name_f], [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f], [name_f]Babette[/name_f] all strike me that way.
But there are others for which I have a growing fondness, [name_f]Georgette[/name_f] and [name_f]Jeannette[/name_f] in particular. Both remind me of funny and charming Regency romance novels, lilacs, floral hankies, tea cakes, and potpourri.
And some are quite peppy like [name_u]Cricket[/name_u], [name_u]Garnet[/name_u], [name_f]Linnet[/name_f], and [name_u]Maret[/name_u].
Any thoughts? 
I can see -ette (and also -etta) names rising again. They’re very energetic and sweet. I don’t know if some of the more dated ones will rise, but I do think maybe people will start creating their own names with -ette endings.
My favorites are [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Julieta[/name_f], Juletta, and [name_f]Etta[/name_f] a lot on its own, for -etta names.
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I like [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Cricket[/name_u], [name_f]Olivet[/name_f], [name_f]Amoret[/name_f], [name_f]Kismet[/name_f], [name_f]Ingaret[/name_f], [name_f]Kinneret[/name_f], [name_f]Keshet[/name_f], [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f], Sonnet, Poet…
I quite like [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Claudette[/name_f] and [name_f]Cosette[/name_f].
Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of -et/te endings — although I adore [name_f]Etta[/name_f]! 
And if we’re allowed to expand the definition slightly, I really love [name_f]Arrietty[/name_f].
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I like the names:
Violette
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosette[/name_f]
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Ayelet is my favorite! 
Also love [name_f]Georgette[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] is cute
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I love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Collette[/name_f], [name_f]Georgette[/name_f], [name_u]Garnet[/name_u] and [name_u]Cricket[/name_u]!
I’d add in [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] and [name_f]Odette[/name_f] as ones that might come back, [name_f]Nanette[/name_f] and [name_f]Lisette[/name_f] that might not
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Henrietta, what a wonderful, rollicking name!
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I love [name_f]Arrietty[/name_f] too, good old Borrowers!
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Yeah, I don’t know about [name_f]Nanette[/name_f], but I do love [name_f]Nan[/name_f].
I’ve never thought about this before, but in reading through the lists here, it’s suddenly clear to me that I like almost all the -et names and almost none of the -tte names. Weird.
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I think the -et names are streamlined and feel modern whereas the -ette names are more elaborate and old-fashioned.
Also [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] is a smaller version of [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] whereas [name_u]Maret[/name_u] or [name_u]Garnet[/name_u] or [name_u]Cricket[/name_u] are more names on their own.
I forgot [name_f]Claret[/name_f] which I love.
I love [name_f]Colette[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Violette[/name_f], [name_f]Viviette[/name_f], [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] and [name_f]Odette[/name_f]. [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] is also rather nice despite its unfortunate history.
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I love -ette and -etta names! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are:
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Minette[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
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Toinette is a nice way around [name_u]Marie[/name_u].
I love [name_f]Minette[/name_f]. Very delicate and yet strong.
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I actually quite like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Cricket[/name_u], [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f], [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] and [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f]!
Others I thought of;
Cosette
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
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I’ve recently been falling in love with more -ette names! [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] has been my favorite girl name for about 8 years now. More recently I’ve been loving [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], and [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]. It’s funny that you mentioned not seeing [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] coming back because I just recently came across a woman on Instagram who just had a daughter she named [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] a few months ago. I don’t think it’s going to become popular anytime soon, but there are some people still using it.
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ET/ETTE names run in my family. I am [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], my aunt is [name_f]Nanette[/name_f] and my nana was [name_f]Lynette[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Antonette[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] and [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
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I love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]! As someone who tries to find names that don’t have the same beginning letter or ending sound, the ettes are always a lovely option when most girl names end in A or E sounds! 
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