Gary name - Meaning of Gary

Gary name - Meaning of Gary

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English, Germanic

Pronounced

GER-ee, GAR-ee

Gary Meaning

From an English surname which was derived from a Norman given name, which was itself originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger meaning "spear". This name was popularized in the late 1920s the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), who took his stage name from the city of Gary in Indiana where his agent was born. Gary is an English name with Germanic origins. It is derived from the word “gara”, which means "spear".

Gary Related Names
Variant: Garry

Gary Celebrities
Gary Busey - author, Gary Carter - baseball player, Gary Coleman - actor, Gary Cooper - actor, Gary Oldman - actor, Gary Payton - basketball player, Gary Puckett - musician, Gary Sinise - actor, Gary Allan - musician, Gary Bell - baseball player, Gary Huff - football player, Gary Barlow - singer-songwriter,