Emmett.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A male or unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Gem County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A charter township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in St. Clair County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Paulding County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Navarro County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
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