Gareth

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.

Noun

Origin

  • Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius, from Ancient Greek γέρων) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd; see gwâr.
  • Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.

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