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Gary

Gary in Norse means "Enclosure" while French origin means "Watchful," and German origin means "Spear Carrier."

Updated: April 20, 2025
Updated: April 20, 2025

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Norse : Enclosure
  • French : Watchful
  • German : Spear carrier

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant of Geary 2.
  • Irish : reduced form of McGary.
  • Respelling of Swiss German Gehri or Gehry, variants of Gehr.

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