Although the Garrett surname came to Britain with the Normans, it derives from the Germanic personal names Gerard, or Gerald, composed of the elements “gar,” or “ger,” meaning “spear,” “hard,” meaning “brave,” or “strong,” and “wald,” meaning “rule.” The Anglo-Norman surname Garrett in Ireland was often Mac Gerailt.

Garrett Family History This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland, Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in the above countries.

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Garrett means “ruler with the spear” (from Germanic “gēr” = spear + “waltan” = to rule) and “brave spearman” (from Germanic “gēr” = spear + “harti” = hardy/brave).

Actor Colton Dunn — who does not use a wheelchair in real life — spoke with NBC about why he likes playing such a quick-witted character, saying, “I think he’s the most normal person in the cast of characters. In the series, Superstore’s Garrett is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair.

Nicknames, cool fonts, symbols and tags for Garrett – Garebear, G money, Rett, Lil g, g man, G-Dog.

In Norse Baby Names the meaning of the name Garrett is: Defender.

Gary is also a popular name in India and is often stylized as Garry or गैरी. Because of the “Gare” sound at the beginning in American English, Gary is sometimes incorrectly thought to be a diminutive of Garrett, even though the two names are not related in any way.

Garrett Origin and Meaning The name Garrett is a boy’s name of Irish origin meaning “spear strength”.

Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England….Garrett (name)

Garrett is baby boy name mainly popular in Christian religion and its main origin is Germanic.

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Just under 14 per cent of Scottish adults identify as being Roman Catholic, while the Church of Scotland remains the most popular religion at 24 per cent. Both of Scotland’s main Christian religions have seen a drop on support, although the Church of Scotland’s is much more pronounced.