With its bold crimson glow, garnet—the January birthstone—shimmers with fire and warmth. Though best known for its red color, garnet birthstones come in a breathtaking kaleidoscope of colors, including fiery oranges and yellows, mysterious purple tones and even vivid green. Learn more about garnet’s January birthstone meaning, history and how to buy jewelry featuring this gem.
Garnet, derived from the Latin name, Granatus, is named for the stone’s aesthetic likeness to pomegranate seeds. In fact, Victorian garnet jewelry—with its distinctive design accented by settings of multiple stones—echoes the seed clusters of this fruit.
