Emmett
Meaning of Emmett
Emmett (pronounced EM-it, easy as a quick drumbeat) began life as an English surname spun off from Emma—so its core meaning is “universal”—yet some also trace a wink to the Hebrew word “emet,” meaning “truth,” giving the name a double shot of honesty and open-armed welcome. Picture him as a friendly señor straddling two worlds: he tips his bowler hat to Old-World London, then breaks into a salsa step under the Caribbean sun. Pop-culture has helped him pack his suitcase—there’s brave young Emmett Till, time-bending Doc Emmett Brown, gridiron legend Emmitt Smith (close enough for jazz), and brawny vampire Emmett Cullen—each adding a badge to his well-traveled satchel. In the U.S., the name has been riding a gentle escalator since the late 1990s, now lounging comfortably around the Top 120, proof that parents keep falling for his easy charm and warm, woodsy vibe. All in all, Emmett feels like a truth-teller with a guitar slung over one shoulder and a passport in his back pocket.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as EM-it (/ˈɛmɪt/)
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Notable People Named Emmett
| Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American, was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, and his death helped galvanize the civil rights movement. |
| Emmett Leo Kelly was an American circus performer who created the hobo clown Weary Willie in the 1930s. |
| Emmett Chappelle - Emmett W. Chappelle was an American scientist and bioluminescence pioneer whose work in medicine, food science, and astrochemistry earned a 2007 National Inventors Hall of Fame induction and honors as a leading African American scientist of the 20th century. |
| Emmett O'Donnell Jr. - Emmett E. Rosie O'Donnell Jr. was a US Air Force general who led the first B 29 raid on Tokyo in World War II and commanded Pacific Air Forces from 1959 to 1963. |
| Emmett Littleton Ashford nicknamed Ash was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball and served in the American League from 1966 to 1970. |
| Emmett Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known as the creative force behind The Cairo Gang, one half of The Double with Jim White, one third of The CIA, and a founding member of Clinamen. |
| Emmett Kelly Jr. - Emmett Leo Kelly Jr. was an American clown and the son of legendary Emmett Kelly Sr., whose famous style he adopted. |
| Emmett Dalton was an American outlaw and Dalton Gang train robber who survived the 1892 Coffeyville raid, served 14 years in prison before a pardon, and later became a writer and actor with film adaptations of his stories. |
| Emmett Wigglesworth is a Philadelphia born muralist and civil rights activist based in New York since 1958, known for abstract, colorful murals inspired by his cultural heritage and life. |
| Emmett Jones is an American football coach now serving as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at the University of Oklahoma after earlier stints coaching receivers at Kansas and Texas Tech. |
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| Emmett Marshall Owen was an American politician who also worked as an educator, farmer, and lawyer. |
| Emmett Miller was an American minstrel show performer and recording artist whose falsetto yodel influenced country stars and bridged Southern roots music, jazz, and Western swing. |
| American actor Charles Emmett Vogan appeared in nearly 500 films between 1934 and 1954 making him one of the most prolific of all time. |
| Emmett Norman Leith was a University of Michigan electrical engineering professor who helped invent three dimensional holography with Juris Upatnieks. |
