Emmett
English masculine variation of Emma, German
"universal"
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Emmett Origin and Meaning
The name Emmett is a boy's name of Hebrew, German, English origin meaning "universal".
Emmett, honest and sincere, laid-back and creative, is on the rise as a male cognate of the megapopular Emma and Emily, not to mention being a character in the popular Twilight series.
Emmett originated in England as a masculine diminutive of the German Emma; the Hebrew characters pronounced eh-MEHT mean truth, so that might be considered another definition. Emmet is another, less popular spelling.
The death of young Emmett Till helped spark the civil rights movement.
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Famous People Named Emmett
- Emmett Evan "Van" HeflinJr., American actor
- Emmett Leo Kelly aka Weary WillieAmerican circus performer
- Emmett Carleton KingAmerican actor
- Emmett John ScanlanIrish actor
- Emmett E. RogersAmerican baseball player
- Emmett TillAmerican teenager whose murder helped spark the American Civil Rights Movement
- Emmett WatsonAmerican journalist
- Emmett Andrew McCuskerCanadian politician
- Emmett Sparks (b. 2009)son of actors Annie Parisse and Paul Sparks
- Emmett Andrew Brower (b. 2010)son of actress Sarah Jane Morris and Ned Brower
- Emmett Emmanual Hesketh (b. 2011)son of actress Spencer Grammer and James Hesketh; grandson of actor Kelsey Grammer
The name Emmett in Pop Culture
- Emmettcharacter in film "Silverado"
- Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Browncharacter in the "Back to the Future" series
- Emmett Cullencharacter in the "Twilight" saga
- Emmett Honeycuttcharacter on TV's "Queer as Folk"
- Emmett Bledsoecharacter on TV's "Switched at Birth"
- "Emmett's Mark" 2002 movie
- Emmett Richmond/Forrestcharacter in film "Legally Blonde"
- Emmett Clarkthe fix it man on TV's "Mayberry RFD"
- Emmett HeglinPJ Duncan's best friend on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
- Simon Emmettcharacter in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- Emmettmain character in film "The Lego Movie"
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