Garnet (name) given name for American girls. It was in occasional use for boys in the United States between 1882 and 1925. It was most popular in 1904, when it was 593rd most popular name for American boys. The name has not appeared among the top 1,000 names for boys or girls since 1944 in the United States. Garnet (name) Garnet is a name of Middle English origin, derived from the dark red gemstone, which was in turn named for the pomegranate that the garnet crystals resemble. The surname Garnett comes from an Old English occupational surname referring to a seller of
Garnet pitta Garnet pitta The garnet pitta ("Erythropitta granatina") is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The form occurring in the Malaysian state of Sabah has been split as the black-crowned pitta ("Erythropitta ussheri"). The garnet pitta is an insectivore, feeding mainly on ants, wood grubs, cockroaches, and beetles. The Garnet pitta is about 17 cm long. The bird has a black head with a bright blue stripe at the eyebrows and a