Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. It originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land. Related NamesDetails Given Name DescendantGarland(English) Categories blues musicians, child actors, compound names, crowns, English nouns, English verbs, jewelry, landforms, nature, rhetoricians, word names