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 [ 2 syll. em-met, emm-et ] The boy name Emmet is pronounced as EHMIHT KEY. Emmet is used mostly in English and it is of Germanic origin. The first name is derived from the surname which first made its appearance in the medieval period. The surname is itself from the medieval feminine first name Emmet, a diminutive of Emma, and thus ultimately of the element 'ermen' (whole, immense, universal) or 'irmin' (whole, immense, universal). The first name has sometimes been bestowed by the Irish in honor of Robert Emmet (1778-1803), an Irish leader who was executed for rebelling against British rule. The short form Em (English), and the spelling variants Emmett (English), Emmit (English), and Emmitt (English) are forms of Emmet. See also the related form, the English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian Emma. Emmet is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1903, 0.021% of baby boys were named Emmet. It ranked at #375 then. The baby name has since markedly dropped in popularity, and is currently used on a very light scale. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Emmet, the English Emmett was the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Emmet include the English Emmit, the English Emmett, the English Emmitt, the Irish Enda, the Yoruban Ayomide, and the Italian Emidio. A famous person named Emmet is M. Emmet Walsh, Actor, born Michael Emmet Walsh, 22 March 1935, Ogsdensburg, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Emmet: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
