Gary

Gary \ga-ry, gar-y\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Gary is pronounced as GAARiy- or GEHR-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Gary: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" List of Famous Persons - 8 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 9 names

What is the origin of Gary?

Gary is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Welsh, Irish, Old English, and Germanic origins. Old English origin: From the elements 'gar' meaning spear ; 'ger' meaning spear. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is itself of Norman French origin and from various names with the Germanic 'gar' (spear) as the first element. It could also be a pet form of the name short names for Gareth. The name was borne by the US industrialist industrialist Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), after whom the steel town of Gary, Indiana was named. The name of the town was in turn adopted by the US actor Gary Cooper (Frank James Cooper, 1901-1961), whose fame boosted the popularity of the name. The name was later also popularized by the cricketer Gary Sobers (Garfield Sobers, 1936-), widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder in history, and the English glam rock star Gary Glitter (Paul Gadd, 1944-). Gary is a pet form (English) of the name baby name Gareth (English and Welsh). Gary is also a pet form of the name baby name Garret (English and Irish). Gary is also a variant of the name name Garrison (English). Gary is also a pet form (English) of the name Gerald meaning and origin (English and German). The name meaning of Garyn is the female version of Gary. Gary has 16 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English meaning of Gar, Garcea name variations, baby name Gare, Garea meaning of name, baby name Garee, Gari meaning and origin, what does the name Garie mean, baby name Garree, Garrey name variations, and nicknames for Garri. Other English forms the pet forms Gaz pronounciation and name Gazza origin, and the variant spellings Garey name, Garrie name variations, and name Garry (used in German as well). A variant of Gary in other languages is baby name Kali (Hawaiian). Gary is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1950s. Its usage peaked in 1951 with 1.996% of baby boys being given the name Gary. Its ranking then was #10. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.027% and its ranking #472, was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, Gary was used 57% more than the subsequent ranked name, what does the name Gerald mean. The name Gary has predominantly been a baby boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1947, baby boys named Gary outnumbered girls by 324 times.

The following famous people share the name Gary:

• Actor Gary Burghoff, born 24 May 1940, Bristol, Connecticut
• Actor Gary Busey, born 29 June 1944, Goose Creek, Texas
• Actor Gary Coleman, born 8 February 1968, Zion, Illinois
• Actor Gary Cooper, born Frank James Cooper, 7 May 1901 - 13 May 1961, Helena, Montana
• Actor Gary Oldman, born Leonard Gary Oldman, 21 March 1958, London, England
• Author Gary Paulsen, born 17 May 1939, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Politician Gary Bauer, born 1946, Newport, Kentucky
• Politician Gary Condit, born 21 April 1948, Salina, Oklahoma.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Gary:

name Gari origin (English), name Garry (English and German), Gager meaning and origin, Garee name, name Garey (English), meaning of Gariff, Garowae pronounciation, Garoway meaning and origin, Garree meaning of name, Garrey meaning and origin, short names for Garri (English), Garrie meaning of name (English), name Garrowaye origin, Gassar meaning of name, Gasser meaning, Gassir meaning and origin, what does the name Gassor mean, Gassur name variations, short names for Gassyr, and Gauhar pronounciation (Indian).

The baby name Gary fun facts:

The name Gary in reverse order is "Yrag".

The numerological value of the name Gary is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Gary?

Gary is in the top names in USA.