Meaning & Origin
A male given name.
Garret is a boy's and girl's baby name of Germanic origin, from the Old German Gairhard, composed of gair (spear) and hard (hard, brave, strong), meaning 'hard spear' or 'brave with the spear' — a shortened form of Garrett that drops the double-t for a cleaner spelling.
With over 13,000 recorded births, Garret is the single-t spelling variant of Garrett — both names carry the same Germanic warrior heritage. The form Garret is also an English architectural term for the attic room at the top of a house, historically associated with struggling artists and writers. Whether chosen for its warrior meaning or its literary garret associations, Garret has a confident, grounded quality.