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Ninette

American  
[ni-net] / nɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Ninette Toosbuy asked a simple question: “Have you caught him yet?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017

Or the role that Ninette de Valois — the dancer, choreographer and teacher — played in establishing ballet in Britain when, in 1931, she founded the company that eventually became the Royal Ballet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016

“Lebanon is the size of Connecticut,” says Ninette Kelley, UNHCR’s representative in Lebanon.

From Time ● Mar. 13, 2014

Ninette de Valois – who danced in Le Train Bleu, which featuring designs by Coco Chanel and a canvas by Picasso – went on to found the Royal Ballet.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2010

Martin only, please your lordship," he answered; adding "Once I sold you two dogs, sir, for the chase; and to your lady a lapdog called Ninette, no larger than her hand.

From In Kings' Byways by Stanley John Weyman

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