Garnet
Jewel name, for the French
"pomegranate"
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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.
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- Garnet Joseph Wolseley1st Viscount Wolseley, Anglo,Irish field marshal
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- Garnet Til Alexandros XVII aka Daggercharacter in the game "Final Fantasy IX"
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