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What do you think of this name?
What do you think of combo Garrett William?
My mother says that Garrett has too many double letters. How would you spell it?
What do you think of combo Garrett William?
My mother says that Garrett has too many double letters. How would you spell it?
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Garrett is one of my sons' names. So of course I love the name. I feel strongly about this spelling. It is the most common, at least in the U.S. Garret means attic, and Garet or Garett aren't options IMO. (I have to tell you, though, that some people who don't know my son's name is spelled Garrett use Garret. I once also saw Garrette or maybe it was Garette.)
His middle name is John, after his father.
Garrett William sounds fine to me.
BTW, the name Garrett has a long history in my family. It originally came from one of the first Dutch settlers in New York (New Amsterdam), back in the 1600s. His name was Gerrit, the Dutch spelling. The name was Anglicized to Garrett and has been used in my family for 400 years now.
I noticed that Bear posted an origin of the name that is Anglo-Norman. But in my family it comes from the Dutch.
His middle name is John, after his father.
Garrett William sounds fine to me.
BTW, the name Garrett has a long history in my family. It originally came from one of the first Dutch settlers in New York (New Amsterdam), back in the 1600s. His name was Gerrit, the Dutch spelling. The name was Anglicized to Garrett and has been used in my family for 400 years now.
I noticed that Bear posted an origin of the name that is Anglo-Norman. But in my family it comes from the Dutch.
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Garrett is fine with me. The two sets of double letters don't really bother me as my surname also has 2 sets of double letters. I really don't like Garrett spelled any other way.
Garrett William works well as a combo, but if you're trying to avoid more double letters then William probably isn't the best choice.
Garrett William works well as a combo, but if you're trying to avoid more double letters then William probably isn't the best choice.
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I prefer Gareth and Garrick, but Garrett is equally nice. Very handsome. Different, without being weird.
I'll quote now from, "Irish Names for Children," by Peg Coghlan:
GARRET (GEAROID)
(Also Gearalt) The name is essentially Anglo-Norman, coming in with Strongbow* and settling happily. It is anglicized as Gerard and as Gerald, a form not so common in Ireland but the usual one in Britain. The original word was Germanic and meant 'hard as a spear,' and with the prefix 'Fitz' (the Norman word to correspond with the Irish 'Mac,' though usually indicating ilegitimacy) it became the surname of the greatest Norman-Irish family.
* Richard "Strongbow" de Clare invaded Ireland in 1169-70 from Normandy in Northwestern France. The Normans were originally Vikings who stayed and mixed with the local French. (footnote not in the text)
I'll quote now from, "Irish Names for Children," by Peg Coghlan:
GARRET (GEAROID)
(Also Gearalt) The name is essentially Anglo-Norman, coming in with Strongbow* and settling happily. It is anglicized as Gerard and as Gerald, a form not so common in Ireland but the usual one in Britain. The original word was Germanic and meant 'hard as a spear,' and with the prefix 'Fitz' (the Norman word to correspond with the Irish 'Mac,' though usually indicating ilegitimacy) it became the surname of the greatest Norman-Irish family.
* Richard "Strongbow" de Clare invaded Ireland in 1169-70 from Normandy in Northwestern France. The Normans were originally Vikings who stayed and mixed with the local French. (footnote not in the text)
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It's the name of my sister's betta. I have a huge soft spot for it and think it's quite handsome, though I wouldn't use it myself. Spell it Garrett; Garret is an attic apartment, after all, and Garet just looks silly.
Garrett William is fine, if not my style.
Congratulations, by the way!
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Garrett William is fine, if not my style.
Congratulations, by the way!
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