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Garrett - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Garrett
 
 

 


The boy name Garrett [ 2 syll. gar-ret(t), ga-rre-tt ] is pronounced as GEHRahT or GAERahT KEY. Garrett is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Germanic origins. Forms of Garrett include the variant spellings Garet (English), Garett (English), and Garret (English). Garrett is a form of the name Gerard (Dutch and English).

Garrett is popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1930s. At the height of its usage in 2000, 0.280% of baby boys were given the name Garrett. It had a ranking of #74 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.116% and its ranking #162, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its family. In 2007, Garrett was 12 times more commonly used than the subsequent ranked name, Garret (English).

Baby names that sound like Garrett include Garret (English), Garet (English), Gareth (English and Welsh), Garett (English), Gerhard (German and Scandinavian), Gerhart (German and Scandinavian), Grady (English and Irish), Gerd (German), and Gert (German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Garrett: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


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