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First name origin & meaning:

German: Spear carrier

First name variations: Garry, Garrie, Garvie, Garvin, Gervis, Gervais, Gervase, Garrick, Garri, Gare, Gari, Garie, Gary

Last name origin & meaning:

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gairbhshíth ‘descendant of Gairbhshíth’, a personal name from garbh ‘rough’, ‘cruel’ + síth ‘peace’.

This name appears in the following lists: Black History/Civil Rights Leaders