Garfield
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning spear field; triangular field of battle.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Garfield by the numbers
Its American peak was 147 babies in 1881, making it a 1880s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Garfield. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Garfield, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Garfield, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Garfield
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