Emmett as a boys name, thoughts and nickname?

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We literally don’t like any names….

Down here in the West Country it means 'ant' and is used to refer to tourists, as in there are swarms of them. Elsewhere in the country you'd be fine I'm sure.

This!

Sounds like emetic to me - something that causes vomiting.

I actually love it

Yes - makes me think of ants! I am not from Devon!

My first thought too - I live in East Anglia but am very aware of the term as used in the West of England.

Twilight fan?

I like Emmett! If I’d had twin boys instead of one each I’d have gone with Emmett for the other one.
do you have other children? My boy has a similar sounding name and to his siblings he would be “Em” or “Emmy”

In Cornwall it is used to describe tourists. ‘St Ives is so full of emmets today’.

I met a little called ‘janner’ which the Cornish use to describe someone from Plymouth. She said that she gets a lot of funny looks when giving her name.

You like nothing else?

Character in Hyacinth Bucket. Where I am in the south west tourists are referred to as grockles not Emmett's.

I'm thinking Dr Emmett Brown in Back to the Future.

Sorry I don't like it, agree with TheinT that it makes me think of the character in Keeping up Appearances (snobbish and unpleasant). What about Emmanuel?

How about Elliot, Ellis, Emlyn, or Emrys.

Me too! But it's not a bad connotation at least.

My first thought was the lego movie. Its a nice name though!

I don’t mind it but I don’t like the nn Em / Emmy as they sound girly. I prefer Bennett / Beckett / Everett as they are nicely shortened to Ben / Beck / Ev, which are cool nn’s.

I love it and a character in the novel A Room With a View. How i do agree shortening it would be tricky.

Yes, grockles in Devon and emmets in Cornwall. Made me think of Keeping Up Appearances too. Also the prof in Back To The Future?

M. Emmet Walsh. Great character actor.

I think of Hyacinth Bucket's neighbour who used to be in Hi De Hi but can't remember which chacracter,

In Ireland, i know two Emmet's. One is a teenager and the other in early 20's. Both lovely boys so I think it's a great name: Strong and cool.

I've never heard either of them having it shortened.

I quite like it but am also aware of the ant connection. I think of it as a girl's name because of Emmot Sydall although it's spent differently. https://smhccg.org/folklore-legends/lost-love-of-rowland-torre-and-emmott-sydall/

You may not care what it would mean to Americans, but Emmett Till will come to mind for them, I think - and it's a sad story.

I'm not that keen. It doesn't sound like a solid enough name to me. Something a bit weak sounding about it.

Bit limp of wrist.