Meanings
Gareth1
plural Gareths
- A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent, And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring, Stared at the spate.
1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette
Gareth2
Origin
Gareth · proper noun
- Ancient Greekγέρων“old man”
- LatinGerontius“old man”
- EnglishGareth
Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius (“old man”), from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”)) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd (“gentleness”); see gwâr (“gentle”).
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Full word history & related roots →Gareth · noun
Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.
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Gareth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gareth
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