Garnett
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Garnett
The given name 'Garnett' is an English surname-turned-first-name derived from the Middle English word *garnet*, meaning "dark red gemstone," ultimately from the Latin *granatum* (pomegranate seed) due to the stone's color and shape.
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Etymology
The given name 'Garnett' is an English surname-turned-first-name derived from the Middle English word *garnet*, meaning "dark red gemstone," ultimately from the Latin *granatum* (pomegranate seed) due to the stone's color and shape. It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United States and Britain, with no specific religious association, though it gained some historical prominence through figures like American educator Garnett High School and the surname of 19th-century British publisher Richard Garnett.
Garnett currently ranks #12,653 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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