Garrett

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Australia, UK/ˈɡæɹɪt/British, Northern England, Southern, Standard/ˈɡaɹɪt/Scotland, Wales/ˈɡaɾɪt//ˈɡɛɹɪt/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from an English and an Irish surname, or in Ireland directly from Gerard.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A village in Douglas County, Illinois.
    2. A city in DeKalb County, Indiana.
    3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
    4. An unincorporated community in Meade County, Kentucky.
    5. An extinct town in Callaway County, Missouri.
    6. A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
    7. A town in Ellis County, Texas.
    8. A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.
    9. An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.

Origin

  1. Germanic
  2. EnglishGarrett

A medieval English and Irish form of the Germanic given names Gerard and Gerald. Of Old High German origin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Garrett

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Cite this entry
APA

Garrett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garrett

MLA

“Garrett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garrett. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garrett,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garrett.

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