Garey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Garey

What is the meaning of the name Garey ?

The baby name Garey is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡæri/ or /ˈɡɛəri/ ("GAIR-ee").

Garey is English in Origin.

Garey is an English masculine given name and surname variant of Gary/Garry, ultimately from the Germanic element ger, “spear.” As a standalone given name it arose as a pet form of Gerald (ger + wald “rule”) and Gerard (ger + hard “brave”), and it tracked the mid-20th-century boom of Gary in the Anglophone world, boosted by actor Gary Cooper; the Garey spelling appears in British and American records from the late 19th century but has remained rare.

Variants and related forms include Gary, Garry, Garrey, and the cognates Gerard, Gerald, and Gerhard; common nicknames are Gaz or Gazza in Britain. As a surname, Garey can also be Manx in origin, taken from place-names containing the Manx Gaelic word garey “garden, enclosure,” so some bearers use the spelling to honor family heritage. Offered meanings are “spear” (by Germanic derivation) or, in the Manx-locative sense, “of the garden/enclosure.”