Garlan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Garlan

What is the meaning of the name Garlan ?

The baby name Garlan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAR-lən (IPA: /ˈɡɑːrlən/).

Garlan is Breton, English, French in Origin.

Garlan is an English masculine given name most often viewed as a streamlined variant of Garland. The root goes back to Middle English garlande, borrowed from Old French garlande “wreath, festoon, crown of flowers,” a symbol of honor, celebration, or victory. As a term, garland was widely used in medieval pageantry and poetry, which helped it take hold as a surname and, later, as a given name.

The name entered given-name use through the common English pattern of adopting surnames as first names, rising modestly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and the British Isles before becoming rare. Variants and close spellings include Garland (the standard form), Garlin, and Garlen; short forms such as Gar also occur. While Garland has occasionally been unisex, Garlan is chiefly masculine. The core meaning evokes festivity, honor, and laurels - “one crowned with a wreath.”

⚙ Garlan is an uncommon pick. There are only 20 recorded uses of it in our data, from 8 countries.