Emmot as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Emmot

What is the meaning of the name Emmot ?

The baby name Emmot is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛm.ət/ (EM-ət),/ˈɛm.ɒt/ (EM-ot).

Emmot is English in Origin.

Emmot is a medieval English diminutive of Emma, formed with the Anglo-Norman -ot suffix that produced pet names like Anot (Anne) and Magot (Margaret). In contemporary Latinized records it often appears as Emmota. Because it stems from Emma, its underlying meaning traces to the Germanic element ermen/irmin, “whole, universal.” Spellings varied widely - Emmot, Emmote, Emmott - and the related Emmet/Emmett developed along the same path.

Used chiefly as a feminine given name in late Middle English and early modern England, Emmot appears in parish registers, poll-tax lists, and court records; a noted bearer is Emmot (Emmott) Sydall, named in the 1612 Pendle documents of Lancashire. The form faded from forenames by the 18th century but persisted as the surnames Emmott and Emmett. Modern variants include Emmet/Emmett (often unisex) and the rarer Emmott, while Emmota remains the Latinized form. Today Emmot offers a crisp, antique alternative to Emma with the same “universal” sense.

⚙ Emmot barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.