Popularity: The name Monet ranked 3619th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This name may be derived from the Latin verb monere, which means ''to advise or instruct.''

It is probably given in honor of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).