66%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɑɹ.nət/(American English) /ˈɡɑː.nət/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French carne) or was derived from the Norman name Guarin. Related Names Same SpellingGarnet 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #100 in 1934 Canada Last ranked #954 in 1944 (f) #952 in 1924 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange serious Categories black history, currently out of the US top 1000, isograms, occupations, scientists, surnames