CYGNET Meaning of CYGNET in English [ 'sɪgnɪt ]■ noun a young swan.OriginME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. cignet , dimin. of OFr. cigne 'swan', based on L. cycnus , from Gk kuknos . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004