Colette

American  

[koh-let, kuh-, ko-, kaw-let] / koʊˈlɛt, kə-, kɒ-, kɔˈlɛt /

noun

1. Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette, 1873–1954, French author.

2. a female given name.

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Colette British  

/ kɒˈlɛt /

noun

1. full name Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette. 1873–1954, French novelist; her works include Chéri (1920), Gigi (1944), and the series of Claudine books

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Colette Cultural  

1. The nom de plume of Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine, a twentieth-century French writer noted for her novels about social and sexual politics. Her best-known works are Chéri and Gigi, which was adapted for a popular musical film.

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Example Sentences

Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Major players in finance, art and real estate are joining Coco’s at Colette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

A medal in Milano-Cortina would emulate his mother Colette Brand, who won aerials bronze in Nagano in 1998.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Last week, Nvidia CFO Colette Kress said that number “has definitely gotten larger,” Bloomberg reported.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Colette grasped the edge of the table and pulled herself to her feet, knocking over the cream pitcher.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson