The spelling of the name "Jeannita" consists of seven letters and three syllables. It is pronounced /dʒɛnɪtə/. The word "Jeannita" is derived from the Hebrew name "Yochanah," which means "God is gracious." The name is also commonly spelled as "Jeanita." The phonetic transcription of this name involves the voiceless postalveolar affricate sound /dʒ/, followed by the lax front unrounded vowel /ɛ/. This is then followed by the voiced alveolar plosive sound /n/, and the short schwa vowel /ə/.