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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