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

On the chip maker’s earnings call last week, Nvidia CFO Colette Kress said the company has “yet to generate any revenue” from China despite having U.S. approval for some shipments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Another popular Instagram photo spot from that time is Colette Miller’s angel wings mural in the Arts District.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

At a UBS conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., the following month, Nvidia CFO Colette Kress said that the company hadn’t completed a definitive agreement with OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The charity Diabetes UK also welcomed the ads ban, with its chief executive, Colette Marshall, noting that type 2 diabetes is on the rise in young people.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The Ogilvie daughters, Colette and Jeannine, swept into the room, dressed in matching pink and yellow bombazine gowns, wearing their curled hair piled on top of their heads.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson