Garfield: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Garfield – Meaning: triangular field or spear field – Origin: Old English (surname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GAR-feeld


Garfield is an Old English (surname) boy's name meaning “triangular field or spear field”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Garfield

Meaning: Triangular field or spear field.

Origin: Old English (surname).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Garfield

Phonetic: GAR-feeld   IPA: /ˈɡɑːrfiːld/

Popularity of Garfield

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2021.

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