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