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Emmett

Emmett proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Emmett

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A male or unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city, the county seat of Gem County, Idaho.
  4. A minor city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
  5. A charter township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
  6. A township and village therein, in St. Clair County, Michigan.
  7. An unincorporated community in Paulding County, Ohio.
  8. An unincorporated community in Navarro County, Texas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Origin of Emmett

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

Words formed from Emmett

Questions about Emmett

What does Emmett mean?
Emmett means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Emmett?
Emmett is a proper noun.

Words near Emmett in the dictionary

  1. emmetropize
  2. emmetropized
  3. emmetropy
  4. emmets
  5. Emmetsburg
  6. Emmett
  7. emmew
  8. emmewed
  9. emmewing
  10. emmews
  11. Emmick

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