Garth as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Garth

What is the meaning of the name Garth ?

The baby name Garth is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡɑːrθ/ (GAHRTH).

Garth is English in Origin.

Garth is an English given name from the northern dialect word garth, ultimately from Old Norse garðr “enclosure, yard, garden.” It began as a topographic surname for someone who lived by a walled yard or garden, then transitioned into use as a first name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain and North America. The core meaning evokes “enclosed garden,” “yard,” or “keeper/dweller of a garth.”

Usage has been steady but modest, peaking mid-20th century with a brief revival in the early 1990s after the rise of country singer Garth Brooks. Other bearers include musician Garth Hudson, author Garth Nix, and the British comic‑strip hero Garth. Variants and cognates include the rarer surname form Garthe and the Scandinavian given name Gard; it also relates to the -gaard/-gård element in Nordic place names. Not etymologically the same as Welsh Gareth.