Gareth
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]Gareth
- 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
[edit]Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]Gareth (plural Gareths)
- (Cockney rhyming slang) cunt.
- He's a bit of a Gareth.
References
[edit]- ^ A dictionary of slang - "G" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.
- ^ “Gareth Hunt is Cockney Rhyming Slang for …”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2007 March 16 (last accessed), archived from the original on 20 August 2014
- ^ Anonymous Dirty Cockney Rhyming Slang Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. →ISBN
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