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Meaning & Origins
Transferred use of the surname, itself derived from the medieval female given name Emmet or Em(m)ot, diminutive forms of Emma. It may sometimes be used by parents with Irish connections, in honour of the rebel Robert Emmet (1778–1803), who led a disastrous attempt at rebellion against the English.
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Italian: from the personal name Forte, from Late Latin fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort) or from a short form of a medieval personal name formed with this element, as for example Fortebraccio (‘strong arm’).
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Nicknames & variations
Emmett, Emmette, Emmetta, Emmeth, Emmitt, Emmeitt, Emmethia, Emmeht, Emmeta, Emmetia
Fortune, Fortner, Fort, Fortin, Fortier, Fortenberry, Fortney, Fortson, Fortunato, Fortuna
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