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Gareth
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/ /ˈɡæɹ.ɪθ/ /ˈɡæɹ.ɛθ/
Etymology 1
Of en owl - origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from en la Gerontius old man, from en grc γέρων old man) or perhaps the word cy gwareddawg, cy gwaredd gentleness; see cy gwâr gentle.
Proper noun
s
en male Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
en 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.
Etymology 2
Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.A dictionary of slang - "G" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/gareth_hunt Gareth Hunt is Cockney Rhyming Slang for … 16 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820110607/http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/gareth_hunt 20 August 2014 Anonymous Dirty Cockney Rhyming Slang Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. 1-84317-035-3
Noun
en Cockney rhyming slang cunt.
en He's a bit of a Gareth.
References
Anagrams
en aeghrt gather rageth
en eponyms