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What does Garrick mean?
Garrick ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced GARE-ik. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Garrick is "spear-rule". 18th century English actor David Garrick helped revive the fame of Shakespeare, and he is commemorated with street and building names in the theater district of London. He was of Huguenot descent, the grandson of a certain David de la Garrique. This is a place name in Languedoc, from garrigue, referring to "limestone country". Newscaster Garrick Utley.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, spear (warrior), rule (king), 18th century, fame
Variations
VARIANTS Garek, Garreck, GarrIk, Garryck, Garryk
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Garrick Deklan (G.D.), ..
How popular is Garrick?
Garrick is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#10595 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Garrick was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its top position of #638 in the U.S. in 1990, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aerrick, Arrick, Bardrick, Barric, Barrick, Carrick, Corrick, Darick, Darrick▼, Darrock, Derrick▼, Errick, Garnock, Garrie, Garrin, Garrith, Garritt, Gerik, Godrick, Herrick, Jerrick, Kadrick, Kerrick, Mavrick, Merrick▲, Orrick, Patrick▼, Tarick, Varick, Varrick, Warick, Warrick, Warwick and Yorrick. These names tend to be more frequently used than Garrick.
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