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.

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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

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

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