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Emit
How to Pronounce Emit
Pronounced EM-it /ΛΙm.Ιͺt/Medium
Meaning: Emit is a variant spelling of Emmett, an English surname that grew from a medieval pet form of Emma. Emma comes from a Germanic root meaning whole or universal, so Emit carries that sense through its parent name. The single-t spelling is a plainer, by-ear form.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Emit is a spare spelling of Emmett, the surname formed from Emmet, a medieval diminutive of Emma (Germanic for whole or universal). Carried as a first name in the American South and Midwest, it was sometimes written Emit by ear. Its use runs through the early twentieth century, and we note the tie to the fuller Emmett.
Emit was never common as a spelling in the United States, reaching only about twenty boys a year around its high point in 1922 while Emmett and Emmitt carried most of the name's use. A boy named Emit then would be a great-grandfather today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Emit mean?
It is a variant of Emmett, an English surname from the name Emma, meaning whole or universal.
How do you pronounce Emit?
It is said EM-it /ΛΙm.Ιͺt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Emit a boy or girl name?
Emit is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Emit?
It has always been rare as a spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.