Gareth

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/, /ˈɡæɹ.ɪθ/, /ˈɡæɹ.ɛθ/

Etymology 1

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”).

Proper noun

Gareth

1. A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
   • 1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette:

     The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent,
     And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring,
     Stared at the spate.

Etymology 2

Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.

Noun

Gareth (plural Gareths)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) cunt.

   He's a bit of a Gareth.

Anagrams

• gather, rageth