Garnet is a name of Middle English origin, derived from the dark red gemstone, which was in turn named for the pomegranate that the garnet crystals resemble. The surname Garnett comes from an Old English occupational surname referring to a seller of hinges. It is both a surname and a given name.
The name came into occasional use along with other gem names during the late Victorian era. Garnet was among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States between 1884 and 1944. It was most popular in 1911, when it was the 376th most popular given name for American girls. It was in occasional use for boys in the United States between 1882 and 1925. It was most popular in 1904, when it was 593rd most popular name for American boys. The name has not appeared among the top 1,000 names for boys or girls since 1944 in the United States.
Eldon Garnet (born 1946), Canadian artist
Henry Garnet (1555–1608), English Jesuit
Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882), African-American abolishionist
Illian Gârnet (born 1983), Moldovan violinist
John Roslyn Garnet (1906–1998), Australian biochemist and naturalist
Sarah J. Garnet (1883–1911), African-American educator
Thomas Garnet (1575–1608), English Jesuit priest
Garnet Ault (1905–1993), Canadian swimmer
Garnet Bailey (1946–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
Garnet Baltimore (1859–1946), African-American engineer
Garnet Bloomfield (born 1929), Canadian politician
Garnet Bougoure (1923–2008), Australian jockey
Garnet Brown (1930–2010), Canadian businessman
Garnet Campbell (born 1903), former Australian rules footballer
Garnet Clark (1917–1938), American jazz pianist
Garnet Coleman (born 1961), American politician
Garnet Coulter (1882–1975), Canadian politician
Garnet Exelby (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
Garnet Hathaway (1991) American ice hockey player
Garnet Hughes (1880–1937), Canadian military officer
Garnet Hercules Mackley (1883–1986), New Zealand businessman and politician
Garnet Jex (1895–1979), American artist and historian
Garnet Kearney (1884–1971), Canadian doctor
Garnet Lee (1887–1978), English cricketer
Garnet Malley (1892-??), Australia WWI flying ace
Garnet Mimms (born 1933), American singer
Garnet Richardson (born 1933), former Canadian curler
Garnet Rogers (born 1955), Canadian musician
Garnet Walch (1843–1913), Australian writer
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913), British Army officer
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