Gareth

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/, /ˈɡæɹ.ɪθ/, /ˈɡæɹ.ɛθ/

Etymology 1

Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius (“old man”), from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”)) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd (“gentleness”); see gwâr (“gentle”).

Proper noun

Gareth

  1. A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
    • 1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette:
      The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent,
      And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring,
      Stared at the spate.

Etymology 2

Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.

Noun

Gareth (plural Gareths)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) cunt.
    He's a bit of a Gareth.

References

  1. ^ A dictionary of slang - "G" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.
  2. ^ “Gareth Hunt is Cockney Rhyming Slang for …”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2007 March 16 (last accessed), archived from the original on 20 August 2014
  3. ^ Anonymous Dirty Cockney Rhyming Slang Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. →ISBN

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