Wynette

Wynette is primarily known as a surname, most famously as the stage name of American country music singer Tammy Wynette. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, she became a leading figure in country music with a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including Stand by Your Man and D-I-V-O-R-C-E, and she helped popularize the Nashville sound for female artists.

The surname Wynette, while recognized in connection with her, is relatively uncommon outside this context, and there is limited widely cited information on its origins. In modern usage, Wynette is infrequently used as a given name; when encountered, it is typically in reference to the surname or as an homage to the singer.

Notable bearers of the name include Tammy Wynette, whose career and recordings remain central to the association with Wynette in popular culture. Outside of this association, the name Wynette appears rarely in public records or contemporary naming trends.