Garfield

Garfield Meaning & Origin

About Garfield
The name Garfield is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "gar" meaning "spear" and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the name Garfield can be interpreted to mean "spear field" or "field of spears."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Garfield are male.

Garfield Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -37.50% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G061043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 R F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɑrˌfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garfield in Braille

Here's how to represent Garfield in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Garfield in braille

How to Spell the Name Garfield in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Garfield using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Garfield in sign language

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