Garnet Forename

45,441st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 15,454 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Garnet Forename Definition:

(m., f.) the best-known example of this name is General Sir Garnet (later 1st Viscount) Wolseley (1833-1913), who had his name from his father, who had it from a great- uncle, Dr John Garnett, Bishop of Clogher. The surname Garnet and Garnett came from the christian name Garnet, apparently a diminutive in -et of the common Anglo-Norman name Guarin (Warren).

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Garnet Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
64%
6,2331:58,1643,100
Canada
100%
4,9721:6,664927
Malawi
100%
5921:28,9062,310
South Africa
92%
 
5481:99,5128,072
Jamaica-5261:5,481837
Philippines
 
52%
3871:273,92611,010
Ghana
100%
3371:80,0783,677
Zimbabwe
95%
 
2361:65,3555,285
Trinidad and Tobago
64%
 
2351:5,793979
England
95%
 
2261:246,0316,703
Germany
82%
 
1691:572,0585,684
Bahamas-1281:3,120599
Indonesia-1091:2,366,639116,065
Kenya-911:508,86914,004
Zambia-841:188,7486,783
India
59%
 
701:17,355,400430,897
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
461:2,426462
Australia-461:296,9056,027
Solomon Islands
 
57%
451:12,9101,171
Wales
100%
381:81,4292,227
Israel
100%
341:247,1456,887
Scotland
100%
331:162,1323,108
Papua New Guinea
100%
241:339,68027,053
Saint Lucia
100%
201:8,8911,267
Ireland
100%
181:257,9734,315
Nicaragua
 
70%
171:354,0207,062
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Jersey-151:6,665705
Malaysia
 
70%
131:2,342,30365,302
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
China-81:170,756,97372,230
Chile
 
63%
81:2,200,90114,453
Grenada
60%
 
61:18,0211,808
Vietnam-61:15,437,1864,625
United Arab Emirates-51:1,430,39943,518
Nigeria
100%
51:35,512,872242,191
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Saint Kitts and Nevis-41:13,7151,549
Thailand
100%
41:17,516,453200,944
Northern Ireland-41:460,7862,461
Sierra Leone-41:1,772,166913
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Argentina
100%
31:14,257,74823,489
United States Virgin Islands-31:36,5823,060
Cameroon-31:7,203,50173,722
Sweden
 
67%
31:3,285,96941,581
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Dominica-21:37,736863
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Norfolk Island-11:2,324291
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Italy
 
94%
11:61,062,09083,289
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Iceland-11:366,0177,938

Garnet (2,428) may also be a surname.

Garnet Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(m., f.) the best-known example of this name is General Sir Garnet (later 1st Viscount) Wolseley (1833-1913), who had his name from his father, who had it from a great- uncle, Dr John Garnett, Bishop of Clogher. The surname Garnet and Garnett came from the christian name Garnet, apparently a diminutive in -et of the common Anglo-Norman name Guarin (Warren). Garnet is now also sometimes a girl’s name (cf. Ruby, Pearl, &c.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: A jewel: the name is believed to have been taken from the pomegranate in reference to its crimson color.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Garnet Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnett927,039/
Garneth92235/
Garnnet9213/
Garnete9211/
Garnest926/
Gharnet923/
Garneet922/
Gaarnet922/
Garrnet922/
Gaurnet922/
Garnets921/
Garniet921/
Hgarnet921/
Garnedt921/
Arnet91637/
Garne91116/
Garnette861,055/
Garrnett866/
Gharneth864/
Garnieth863/
Garnnett863/
Garnettt862/
Garneett861/
Garneith861/
Garnetts861/
Garrnete861/
Gaurnett861/
Garner832,439/
Arnest832,260/
Arnett831,627/
Arneth83337/
Garnie83305/
Arnete83256/
Garney83208/
Arneet83162/
Harnet83121/
Garnes8343/
Earnet8341/
Gernet8316/
Garnit8310/
Gornet839/
Garnee835/
Arnget835/
Arnnet834/
Garnez833/
Garnne833/
Gharne833/
Arrnet833/
Garned833/
Garnei833/
Ngarne832/
Arniet832/
Argnet832/
Garnea832/
Gaarne831/
Arnedt831/
Arneit831/
Arnets831/
Arnetë831/
Arnhet831/
Airnet831/
Garneh831/
Garnnette805/
Gharnette802/
Garrnette801/
Earnest7740,551/
Harneet772,707/
Arnette772,161/
Arneste7750/
Harnett7729/
Earnett7728/
Gayrene7726/
Garnait7725/
Garness7723/
Harnest7722/
Garnesh7719/
Arnesht7718/
Gernett7712/
Gerneth7712/
Gornett7712/
Gorneth7712/
Garnith7712/
Airnest7711/
Harneth7710/
Garenne7710/
Garnedd779/
Arnneth778/
Garnnie775/
Arneith774/
Argnest774/
Garynne774/
Garngit774/
Aarnest773/
Earneth773/
Gairene773/
Harnnet773/
Garnite773/
Garnner773/
Arnecht773/
Ngharne773/
Arnnete772/
Arneath772/
Arnesst772/
Arneths772/
Earneat772/
Garinne772/
Gharner772/
Gharnie772/
Airneth771/
Garniey771/
Garnher771/
Garniea771/
Harrnet771/
Gorneet771/
Gaurner771/
Gharney771/
Gharnit771/
Earnets771/
Earnezt771/
Aurnest771/
Aurnett771/
Argnete771/
Arnetth771/
Arnetts771/
Arnnest771/
Arnnett771/
D'Arnet771/
Cgarner771/
Airrnet771/
Airenet771/
Ahrneth771/
Hharnet771/
Garnitt771/
Gairnes771/
Harniet771/
Gargnie771/
Harnete771/
Aarniet771/
Arrnest771/
Arnests771/
Garni73566/
Garna73343/
Arnit73251/
Ornet7388/
Arned7361/
Garny7318/
Gorne7317/
Garné731/
Earnette7130/
Arnnette7115/
Harnette7115/
Earneste716/
Hearnest715/
Garinnie715/
Arrnette715/
Harneeth715/
Aarnesht713/
Arnnethe713/
Arneatte712/
Aarnette712/
Airnette712/
Easrnest712/
Earnnest712/
Garienne712/
Gornette712/
Gairnite711/
Garnytte711/
Garenneh711/
Harneste711/
Gornnett711/
Gayrenee711/
Gernnett711/
Gharnesh711/
Gharnieh711/
Earrnest711/
Eatrnest711/
Earnests711/
Aurnette711/
Airneste711/
Airenett711/
Arginnet711/
Aurinnet711/
Harnecht711/
Airenete711/
Ngarni671,165/
Garnis67742/
Harnit67260/
Arnist67159/
Garnna67127/
Ornest67112/
Gharna67108/
Gharni67101/
Arnead6794/
Hornet6753/
Arnith6750/
Gorner6748/
Ornett6729/
Arnite6722/
Ornete6721/
Gourne6718/
Gorney6716/
Harned6714/
Gornie6713/
Garnai6712/
Orneth6711/
Gernit6710/
Garnni677/
Gaurni677/
Garnih675/
Arnitt675/
Ornets675/
Gayrni674/
Gharny674/
Garhny674/
Arennette673/
Arnied673/
Gournette673/
Garrienne673/
Gornee673/
Garrny673/
Garnoy672/
Arneid672/
Argnit672/
Garnay672/
Garnui672/
Arneud672/
Arnayt672/
Garnio671/
Garnyy671/
Gatrni671/
Garhna671/
Gorneh671/
Gornes671/
Earned671/
Earnestpf671/
Earnesttt671/
Earnnette671/
Arnyst671/
Arnéte671/
Arnedd671/
Arnedh671/
Arneed671/
Arneyd671/
Arniot671/
Arnitë671/
Arnnit671/
Eurnet671/
Ahrned671/
Orgnet671/
Arnoit671/
Arrinneth671/
Garnha671/
Garnny671/
Garanyuta671/
Graioneto671/
Arnejd671/
Aurinnete671/

Garnet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garnet in the Russian language
Гарнетgarnet-

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