Garnet (name)
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Garnet is a name of Middle English origin, derived from the dark red gemstone
, which was in turn named for the pomegranate
that the garnet
crystals resemble. The surname Garnett comes from an Old English
occupational surname referring to a seller of hinge
s. It is both a surname
and a given name
.
The name came into occasional use along with other gem names during the late Victorian era
. Garnet was among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States
between 1884 and 1944. It was most popular in 1911, when it was the 376th most popular given name for American girls. It was in occasional use for boys in the United States between 1882 and 1925. It was most popular in 1904, when it was 593rd most popular name for American boys. The name has not appeared among the top 1,000 names for boys or girls since 1944 in the United States.
Gemstone
A gemstone or gem is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments...
, which was in turn named for the pomegranate
Pomegranate
The pomegranate , Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall.Native to the area of modern day Iran, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as...
that the garnet
Garnet
The garnet group includes a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. The name "garnet" may come from either the Middle English word gernet meaning 'dark red', or the Latin granatus , possibly a reference to the Punica granatum , a plant with red seeds...
crystals resemble. The surname Garnett comes from an Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
occupational surname referring to a seller of hinge
Hinge
A hinge is a type of bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them. Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation. Hinges may be made of flexible material or of moving components...
s. It is both a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
The name came into occasional use along with other gem names during the late Victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
. Garnet was among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 1884 and 1944. It was most popular in 1911, when it was the 376th most popular given name for American girls. It was in occasional use for boys in the United States between 1882 and 1925. It was most popular in 1904, when it was 593rd most popular name for American boys. The name has not appeared among the top 1,000 names for boys or girls since 1944 in the United States.
People with the surname Garnet
- Eldon GarnetEldon GarnetEldon Garnet is a multidisciplinary artist and novelist based in Toronto and a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design. From 1975–1990 he was the editor of Impulse, a Canadian magazine of art and culture...
(b. 1946), Canadian artist - Henry GarnetHenry GarnetHenry Garnet , sometimes Henry Garnett, was a Jesuit priest executed for his complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Derbyshire, he was educated in Nottingham and later at Winchester College, before moving to London in 1571 to work for a publisher...
(1555–1608), English Jesuit - Henry Highland GarnetHenry Highland GarnetHenry Highland Garnet was an African American abolitionist and orator. An advocate of militant abolitionism, Garnet was a prominent member of the abolition movement that led against moral suasion toward more political action. Renowned for his skills as a public speaker, he urged blacks to take...
(1815–1882), African-American abolishionist - Illian GârnetIlian GarnetIlian Gârnet is a Moldovan violinist.He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia of Moldovan nationality. His mother is a pianist, and his father is a choreographer and a vocalist. First studying at the Chisinau Academy with B. Dubosarsky, he later relocated to Finland to study at the Sibelius Academy...
(b.1983), Moldovan violinist - Sarah J. GarnetSarah J. GarnetSarah J. Tompkins Garnet was an African-American educator and suffragist from New York City who was a pioneer as the first African-American female school principal in the New York City public school system....
(1883–1911), African-American educator - Thomas GarnetThomas GarnetSaint Thomas Garnet was a Jesuit priest. He is the protomartyr of Saint Omer and therefore of Stonyhurst College. He was executed at Tyburn and is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.-Thomas Garnet's family:Thomas Garnet was born into a prominent family...
(1575–1608), English Jesuit priest
People with the given name Garnet
- Garnet AultGarnet AultGarnet Walter Ault was a Canadian swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event...
(1905–1993), Canadian swimmer - Garnet BaileyGarnet BaileyGarnet Edward "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and scout who was a member of Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup winning teams...
(1946–2001), Canadian ice hockey player - Garnet BaltimoreGarnet BaltimoreGarnet Douglass Baltimore was an African-American engineer and a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Class of 1881....
(1859–1946), African-American engineer - Garnet BloomfieldGarnet BloomfieldGarnet McCallum Bloomfield was Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a farmer by career....
(b. 1929), Canadian politician - Garnet BougoureGarnet BougoureGarnet Bougoure was an Australian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was highly successful competing in South-East Asia and in Europe....
(1923–2008), Australian jockey - Garnet BrownAlexander Garnet BrownAlexander Garnet Brown , known as Garnet Brown, was a Canadian businessman and politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1969 to 1978...
(1930–2010), Canadian businessman - Garnet CampbellGarnet CampbellGarnet Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....
(b. 1903), former Australian rules footballer - Garnet ClarkGarnet ClarkGarnet Clark, sometimes credited as Garnett Clark was an American jazz pianist.Clark began playing professionally in his birthplace of Washington, D.C at age 16 in Tommy Myles's band. By 1934 he was playing regularly in New York City clubs; in the mid-1930s he recorded with Alex Hill and Charlie...
(1917–1938), American jazz pianist - Garnet ColemanGarnet ColemanGarnet F. Coleman is a U.S. politician and a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 147 since 1991. He is the son of John B. Coleman, M.D...
(b. 1961), American politician - Garnet CoulterGarnet CoulterGarnet Coulter QC was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907...
(1882–1975), Canadian politician - Garnet ExelbyGarnet ExelbyGarnet Exelby is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He is particularly known for his aggressive style of play and his fearsome bodychecking skills....
(b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player - George Garnet Hoyes (b. 1948), British Engineer
- Garnet HughesGarnet HughesMajor General Garnet Burk Hughes CB, DSO, was a Canadian military officer during the First World War. He was the son of Sir Sam Hughes, a Canadian politician and Minister of the Militia during the war...
(1880–1937), Canadian military officer - Garnet Hercules MackleyGarnet Hercules MackleyGarnet Hercules Mackley was a New Zealand businessman, railways manager and politician.He became general manager of New Zealand Railways in 1933. During his tenure, Mackley worked hard to improve the standard and range of services provided by the railways...
(1883–1986), New Zealand businessman and politician - Garnet JexGarnet JexGarnet W. Jex was an American artist and historian. Born in Kent, Ohio, he moved with his family to Washington, D.C., at the age of four. He remained in the Washington area until his death....
(1895–1979), American artist and historian - Garnet KearneyGarnet KearneyDr. Garnet Harvey Kearney, was a Canadian doctor, teacher, and pioneer.Born in Renfrew, Ontario, he received his Ph.D. in medicine from McGill University....
(1884–1971), Canadian doctor - Garnet LeeGarnet LeeGarnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
(1887–1978), English cricketer - Garnet MalleyGarnet MalleyCaptain Garnet Francis Malley was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He became Chiang Kaishek's aviation advisor in 1930.-Early life:...
(1892-??), Australia WWI flying ace - Garnet MimmsGarnet MimmsGarnet Mimms is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues...
(b. 1933), American singer - Garnet RichardsonGarnet RichardsonGarnet Samuel "Sam" Richardson is a Canadian curler. He played second for the "World famous Richardsons", which won four Briers and four World Curling Championships....
(b. 1933), former Canadian curler - Garnet RogersGarnet RogersGarnet Rogers is a Canadian folk musician, singer, songwriter and composer. He began his professional career working with his brother, folk musician Stan Rogers, and arranging Stan's music.-Career:...
(b. 1955), Canadian musician - Garnet WalchGarnet WalchGarnet Walch , was an Australian writer, dramatist, journalist and publisher...
(1843–1913), Australian writer - Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyGarnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyField Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign and the Nile Expedition...
(1833–1913), British Army officer
See also
- Garnet (disambiguation)Garnet (disambiguation)Garnet is a mineral; it may also refer to:places* Garnet, California* Garnet, Montana* Garnet, Wisconsinother uses* A dark to very dark red color.* Nickname of the Club Atlético Lanús from Argentina.* Garnet , a surname and given name...
- Garnett (disambiguation)