Garrett.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from an English and an Irish surname, or in Ireland directly from Gerard.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Douglas County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A city in DeKalb County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Meade County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Callaway County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Ellis County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
A medieval English and Irish form of the Germanic given names Gerard and Gerald. Of Old High German origin.
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