Emmett

English masculine variation of Emma, German

"universal"

Thu Nov 09 2023By Pamela Redmond

Emmett Origin and Meaning

The name Emmett is both a boy's name and a girl'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.

# 115 in the US

Emmett Rank in US Top 1000

# 78 on Nameberry

Emmett Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Emmett Popularity

115US2022
78Nameberry2023
57Future2028
653England2021
81Canada2022

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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

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
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"