# Garfield

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɑːfiːld/ · frequency rank #16,477

## Definitions
1. An English surname, thought to be habitational.
2. James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. The fictional, orange, overweight, selfish, lazy and anthropomorphic cat who is the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield.
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## Etymology
Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`agrfield`, `gafrield`, `garfeild`, `garffield`, `garfiedl`, `garfieldd`, `garfielld`, `garfiled`, `garifeld`, `garrfield`, `ggarfield`, `grafield`

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