Etymology

Garfield

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Today it means: An English surname, thought to be habitational. Full definition →

Old English gār
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromgār“spear”
  2. English todayGarfield

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishgār all →

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