Gardner - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gardner \g(a)-rd-

, also used as boy's name Gardner, is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "gardener". Occupational name. There were two distinguished American families, the "blind" Gardner family famous for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and the "sighted" Gardiner family famous for Gardiner's Island on Long Island Sound. As a name for girls, it is usually a family name. Poet Gardner McFall.

Gardner has 3 variant forms: Gardener, Gardie and Gardiner.

Baby names that sound like Gardner are Carden, Kordney, Cordney, Gardenia, Gerdine and Gerdene.

Gardner is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#164 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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