Emmett (first name)
Emmett is a male name .
Origin and meaning
The name is a transfer of the family name Emmett (or Emmet), which itself is derived from the female given name Emma , as a first name. It is particularly popular with Irish and Irish-born Americans, whose name is reminiscent of the Irish freedom fighter Robert Emmet , who sparked an uprising against English rule over Ireland .
Well-known namesake
- Emmett T. Anderson (1890–1969), American politician
- Emmett Leslie Bennett (1918–2011), American classical philologist and mycenaean
- Emmett Berry (1915-1992), American jazz trumpeter
- Emmett Branch (1874–1932), American politician
- Emmett Carls (* ≈1920), American jazz musician
- Emmett W. Chappelle (1925-2019), American scientist
- Emmett Reid Dunn (1894-1956), American herpetologist
- Emmett Hardy (1903-1925), American cornetist
- Emmett Leith (1927–2005), American physicist and pioneer of holography
- Emmett Lundy (1864–1953), American old-time musician
- Emmett McBain (1935–2012), American graphic designer
- Emmett Miller (1900–1962), American singer and entertainer
- Emmett Marshall Owen (1877–1939), American politician
- Emmett J. Rice (1919–2011), American bank manager
- Emmett J. Scanlan (born 1979), Irish actor
- Emmitt Smith (born 1969), American football player
- Emmett Till (1941–1955), American victim of racism
- Emmett Tompkins (1853-1917), American politician
- Emmett Toppino (1909–1971), American track and field athlete
- Emmett Williams (1925–2007), American poet, performance artist and co-founder of the Fluxus movement
- Emmett Wilson (1882-1918), American politician