Gareth
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
Gareth
- 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.
- 1872 Alfred Tennyson: Gareth and Lynette:
Etymology 2[edit]
Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.[1][2][3]
Noun[edit]
Gareth (plural Gareths)
References[edit]
- ^ A dictionary of slang - "G" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.
- ^ (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 16 March 2007, archived from the original on 2014-08-20
- ^ Anonymous Dirty Cockney Rhyming Slang Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. →ISBN
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