# Gareth

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡæɹ.əθ/ · frequency rank #14,549

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **garth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-garth)
- **Greta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-greta)
- **girth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-girth)
- **garnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-garnet)
- **garret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-garret)
- **garish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-garish)
- **giveth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-giveth)
- **Garrett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gareth-vs-garrett)
- **gare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gare-vs-gareth)
- **gaiety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaiety-vs-gareth)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agreth`, `gaerth`, `gareht`, `garethh`, `garetth`, `garreth`, `garteh`, `ggareth`, `graeth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gareth