Meaning and Origin
What does the name Emit mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Emit
User Submitted Origins
English
43%
Hebrew
29%
Persian/Iranian
19%
German
10%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Emit means "Lord Celebrated" and is of Hebrew origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb E*mit"
Senses
- To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. "Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows." [Prior.]
- To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit."No State shall . . . emit bills of credit." [Const. of the U. S.]
Etymology: L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See Mission
Other Dictionary Sources
- Expel (gases or odors)
- Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
- Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. ("The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits")
Wiktionary
From Latin ēmittō.
emit was also found in the following language(s): Finnish and Latin