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An informal pet form of Gary is Gaz, [ 2][ 3] a variant of which is Gazza. [ 2] A given name associated with Gary and Garry is Garrison; the latter is sometimes borne by sons of men bearing the former names. [ 3][ 5] The Gaelic Garaidh is also associated with Gary. [ 3]
The masculine first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeiro" meaning "to awaken, arouse"). (See also the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels in Second Book of Enoch). Through folk etymology ...
Garaidh is commonly rendered in English as Gary. [1] It is also commonly (esp. in Scotland) spelled Garry. However, the name Gary is of Germanic origin (from gar meaning 'spear'). [2] Although visually similar, most occurrences of -gar (r)y in place-names are unrelated to the name. In place-names, -gar (r)y is usually derived from one of the ...
Gary, a city located in Lake County, Indiana, is about 25 miles from downtown Chicago and adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park, bordering southern Lake Michigan, according to the City of ...
Gary. Look up Gary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gary may refer to: Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name. Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary.
Garryowen, meaning "St John's acre" in Irish, is the name of a neighbourhood in Limerick. [ 1] The song emerged during the late 18th century, when it was a drinking song of young roisterers in the city. An alternate title is "Let Bacchus 's sons be not dismayed". Let Bacchus's sons be not dismayed, But join with me, each jovial blade; Come ...
Origin. Word/name. unknown. Meaning. Gentleness. Region of origin. Britain. Gareth is a Welsh masculine given name. [ 1] The name's popularity in Wales may be as a hypocorism of Geraint, which itself became popular after the famous hero and king of Dumnonia. [ 2][ 1]
García (surname) Garcia, Gartzia or García is an Iberian surname common throughout Spain, Portugal, Andorra, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; García was a very common first name in early medieval Iberia.