71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛm.ɪt/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Emmett. It is used in Ireland in honour of the nationalist and rebel Robert Emmet (1778-1803). Related Names RootEmmet (surname) PopularityDetails Last ranked #95 in 1998 Ireland Last ranked #947 in 2017 United States People think this name isRate·Details natural strong strange simple Categories character actors, currently out of the US top 1000, Keeping Up Appearances characters, Pokemon characters, surnames, Tamora Pierce characters