Emmett

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What are your thoughts on Emmett? Do you know any?

Yes, Emmett Till. Just too sad to use, it's a rare enough name that lots of people would have that association I think :(

It means ant as well as tourist. And is the first two syllables of emetic, something which makes you vomit. Can't get over the ant association myself.

Like Back To The Future?

Mad doctor with crazy hair?

Or a labradoodle with try hard owners.

Pretty ubiquitous in Ireland. It would make me think of a farmer, probably. Not that that's a bad thing.

Yes, I like it too.😄

He may end up with Lego hair.

It's my oh's name. Will warn you no one can seem to spell it despite it only having 3 different letters in it. He gets Emit, Emet, Emmet or Emett.

I love it :) think it’s very masculine but still... kind, if that makes sense?

I love it but oh vetoed it

I've never known one, sounds nice though.

It means “ant” in Cornish dialect and is used there in a derogatory fashion to describe tourists (grockle is a better known Devon equivalent).
Its also the name of a 14 year old African-American boy, Emmett Till, who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 (as per the Bob Dylan song).
But the only Emmetts I have known in person have been Irish.

I like it but it does also make me think of the put-upon chap in Hyacinth Bucket.

Back to the Future was my first thought. Not in a bad way.

It's a nice name, and unusual, I've never met any.

I know one, he’s about 17 now. I’ve only taught 1 in my many years of teaching.

Means ‘tourist’ in a bad way to me too. Although I think I’d prefer it as a name to Grockle...

I know an Irish baby called Emmet. I like it.

The first thing I thought of was the derogatory expression for tourist - an emmet.

I love it but dh vetoed it for ds1. This was pre twilight days and I still bloody love it. Uncommon without being too out there.

I like it, have known a few fairly well known Irish name due in some part possibly to Robert Emmet an Irish patriot.

Love it, I would use it myself if I had a boy. Would have the Emmet variation as a mark of respect for Robert Emmet.

Don't know why my post was deleted

don't you?

Emmet is a fairly common name in Ireland.
Robert Emmet was an Irish patriot who rebelled against English rule in 1803 and was hanged.

No pigeon that's why I said it