| The girl name Garnet [ 2 syll. gar-net, ga-rn-et ] is pronounced as GAARNahT KEY. Garnet is used mostly in English and it is also of English origin. Derived from the elements 'garnet' ; 'grenat' ; 'pomegranate'. The first name is from the name of the jewel, a dark-red gemstone named for the pomegranate because of its color. It was used moderately in the 19th century amidst an enthusiasm for jewel names. A form of the name is the English spelling variant Garnett. Garnet is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1911, 0.026% of baby girls were named Garnet. It ranked at #376 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in frequency, and is currently of irregular use. Within all girl names in its group, Garnet was nevertheless the most popular in 2007. The name Garnet has mostly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1924, the name Garnet was given to 3 times more girls than boys. A baby name that sounds like Garnet is the English name Garnett. KEY: Pronunciation for Garnet: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"
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