Hello All,
Came across this name, Geneviette, on a real little girl who pronounces it the French way of ZHAHN-vee-ett. What are your impressions of it? Legitimate diminutive of [name]Genevieve[/name] or too invented? What would be your first thought on pronunciation? Thank you!
[name]Shelby[/name]
I love [name]Genevieve[/name], but Geneviette seems like someone just stuck the ‘ette’ on the end, similiar to [name]Paulette[/name] and [name]Annette[/name]. If you live in the US, it might be hard for people to pronounve it the French way, although I agree that it’s prettier. 
I agree with @starcatcher668 completely. I don’t know where you are, but in the US I doubt most will pronounce it correctly.I pronounce Geneviette like you said! At least with [name]Genevieve[/name], it still sounds pretty as [name]Gen[/name]-uh-veev (the more typical American pronunciation), but Geneviette would be difficult to pronounce for most.
In order to pronounce that name as “zha-an-vi-ette,” the accent aigu-- downward sloping accent on the E in [name]GeneviEVe[/name]-- would have to be preserved. However, the -ette ending is not spelled with that accent. That’s why it doesn’t seem like a legitimate diminutive to me, but rather a cute pet name.