47%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. GAWR [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname meaning "triangular" (from Old English gara), originally referring to someone who lived on a triangular piece of land. A famous bearer was American writer Gore Vidal (1925-2012). People think this name isRate·Details mature informal devious strong rough strange simple nerdy Categories English nouns, English verbs, word names, writers