Gareth
/ˈɡær.əθ/noun
A male given name, especially associated with Arthurian legend.
Did you know?Gareth is best known from Arthurian romance as the noble, patient knight from Sir Thomas Malory’s tradition, but its exact linguistic origin is uncertain and may be literary rather than inherited from an older everyday word.
Etymological Timeline
12th–15th Century
Welsh/English
Gareth
“A literary personal name appearing in Arthurian tradition”
12th–15th Century
Welsh
Geraint
“A related Welsh name often linked in scholarship to the same legendary naming tradition”
Middle English
English
Gareth
“A knightly name in romance literature”
Modern English
English
Gareth
“A common male given name”