Meaning and Origin
What does the name Emmet mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Emmet is of Jewish origin and means "Truth".
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Emmet is of Irish origin and means "In Ireland boys called Emmet are named after the patriot Robert Emmet who was executed for his failed uprising against English rule.Read his famous speech from the dock".
Etymology: OE. emete amete, AS. æmete. See Ant
- Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- A surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A ghost town in Queensland, Australia.
- A city in Nevada and Hempstead, Arkansas.
- A village in Holt County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in McLean County, North Dakota.
- A ghost town in Union County, South Dakota.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.