Garnet

Jewel name, for the French

"pomegranate"

Garnet Origin and Meaning

The name Garnet is a boy's name meaning "pomegranate".

One of the jewel names in use a hundred years ago, for both boys and girls, due for revival along with sisters Ruby and Pearl. But interestingly, Garnet means pomegranate, the fruit who shares a deep red color with the jewel.

Popularity of the name Garnet

• 1600 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Garnet

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Famous People Named Garnet

• Garnet Joseph Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley, Anglo,Irish field marshal
• Garnet Rogers Canadian folk musician
• Garnet Francis Malley Australian WWI flying ace
• Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey Canadian ice hockey player
• Garnet Hathaway American ice hockey player

The name Garnet in Pop Culture

• Garnet Til Alexandros XVII aka Dagger character in the game "Final Fantasy IX"
• Garnet Bowen character in I Like It Here (1958) by Kingsley Amis