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    Garnet

    GAR-net

    English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Dark red gemstone; Pomegranate
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Garnet does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dark red gemstone; Pomegranate", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Garnet.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.024% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Garnet is redemption's color — blood that forgives, scarlet made white, crimson turned to snow by the riches of divine grace.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Ephesians 1:7

      "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace."

    • Isaiah 1:18

      "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

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