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First name origin & meaning:

English: Strong

First name variations: Garett, Garrard, Garret, Garretson, Garrith, Garrot, Garyth, Garritt, Gerrity, Jared, Jarod, Jarret, Jarrett, Jarrot, Jarrott

Last name origin & meaning:

English: from either of two Germanic personal names introduced to Britain by the Normans: Gerard, composed of the elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; and Gerald, composed of the elements gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + wald ‘rule’.

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