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 [ 2 syll. ga-ret(h), gar-e-th ] The boy name Gareth is pronounced as GEHRIHTH KEY. Gareth is largely used in the English and Welsh languages. It is derived from Welsh origins. The name means gentle. The name evolved as an altered form of Geraint, or else from other names such as Garth, Gary and Gerard. It was first known as the name of the nephew of King Arthur in Malory's Morte D?Arthur (1485). English speakers adopted the name in the 16th century. Today, the name still retains a strong Welsh flavor. The name Garth (English and Scandinavian) is a form of Gareth. Other forms of Gareth include the short form Gar (English), the pet form Gary (English), and the variant spellings Garith (English) and Garreth (English). See also the related form, Jareth (English). Gareth is rare as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Gareth, Gary (English and German) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Gareth include Garet (English), Garett (English), Garith (English), Garret (English), Garreth (English), Garrett (English), Gerhard (English, German, and Scandinavian), Gerhart (German and Scandinavian), Gordie (English), Gordy (English), Grada (Irish), Gradey (English and Irish), Grady (English and Irish), Garth (English and Scandinavian), Gellart (Hungarian), Gerd (German), Gert (German), Gherardo (Italian), Gord (English), and Gurudatta (Indian). A famous person named Gareth is Singer, Gareth Gates, born 12 July 1984, Bradford, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Gareth: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)"   |
