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Garfield
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English
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Etymology
Also en Garfeld, from en ang gār spear + ang feld field.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɑːfiːld/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Garfield.wav Southern England
en /ˈɡɑɹfild/ GA
Proper noun
An English surname, thought to be habitational.
James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.
en male surnames.
The fictional, orange and anthropomorphic cat who is the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield.
en 1994 September Boys' Life 84 9 One product is a Garfield telephone. Between rings, it says out loud: "You get it. I'm not getting it!"
en 2012 July Lorrie Kruse A Life Worth Living 9780984725434 27 Someone hiding behind a giant Garfield balloon blocked the doorway. Only the person's legs were visible
en November 17 2025 Jon Stewart Epstein Emails Reveal 'Bubba' Bombshell About Trump & Republicans Pretend It’s NBD https://youtu.be/uaAuXttZbDM?t=740s The Daily Show Kamala Harris goes crazy for carbs. Move over, elite peophile ring. Kamala's gone Garfield on the lasagna!
A place name:
en former rural locality in r:Suf/Barcaldine central s/Queensland c/Australia.
en town shire:Pref/Cardinia s/Victoria c/Australia south-east of city/Melbourne.
en community co/Mountain View County p/Alberta c/Canada, named after US president James A. Garfield.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Benton County s/Arkansas.
en CDP co/Chaffee County s/Colorado.
en minor city co/Emanuel County s/Georgia.
en unincorporated community co/Bonner County s/Idaho.
en unincorporated community co/Bonneville County and co/Jefferson County s/Idaho, named after the US president.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Osage co/LaSalle County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Union co/Montgomery County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Pawnee County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Breckinridge County s/Kentucky.
en unincorporated community co/Frederick County s/Maryland.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Bay County s/Michigan.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Grand Traverse County s/Michigan.
en former post office twp:Suf/Richland co/Missaukee County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Swan Creek co/Saginaw County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Douglas County s/Minnesota, named after the president.
en unincorporated community co/Oregon County s/Missouri, named after the president.
en city co/Bergen County s/New Jersey, renamed after the president. TopoZone: Garfield, New Jersey
en CDP co/Doña Ana County s/New Mexico.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Coal co/Jackson County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Mahoning County s/Ohio.
en neighbourhood in the East End of city/Pittsburgh s/Pennsylvania.
en CDP co/Travis County s/Texas.
en locale CDP/Springfield co/Fairfax County s/Virginia.
en minor city co/Whitman County s/Washington, named after the president.
en unincorporated community co/Jackson County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Jackson County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Polk County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community co/Portage County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of other <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Garfield Township.
Derived terms
en Garfield County
en Garfield Heights
en Garfield Mountain
en Garfield North
Translations
surname
Albanian: sq Garfild, sq Garfildi
Arabic: ar غَارْفِيلْد
Armenian: hy Գարֆիլդ
Azerbaijani: az Qarfild
Bengali: bn গারফিল্ড
Bulgarian: bg Га́рфилд
Burmese: my ဂါဖီးလ်
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 加菲爾德 Jiāfēi'ěrdé
Georgian: ka გარფილდი
Greek: el Γκάρφιλντ
Hebrew: he גארפילד garfild
Hindi: hi गारफ़ील्ड
Japanese: ja ガーフィールド Gāfīrudo
Kannada: kn ಗಾರ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
Korean: ko 가필드
Latvian: lv Gārfīlds
Lithuanian: lt Garfildas
Macedonian: mk Га́рфилд
Malayalam: ml ഗാർഫീൽഡ്
Marathi: mr गारफील्ड
Persian: fa گارفیلد gârfild
Portuguese: pt Garfield
Russian: ru Га́рфилд m f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Гарфилд
Latin: sh Garfild, sh Garfield
Spanish: es Garfield
Tamil: ta கார்பீல்ட்
Telugu: te గార్ఫీల్డ్
Thai: th การ์ฟิลด์ gaa-fin
Turkish: tr Garfield
Ukrainian: uk Га́рфілд, uk Ґа́рфілд
Uzbek: uz Garfild
References
en surnames from Old English
en Individuals