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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɑɹ.ˌfild/(American English) /ˈɡɑː.ˌfild/(British English)

Meaning & History

From a surname meaning "triangle field" in Old English. A famous bearer was American president James A. Garfield (1831-1881). It is now associated with the cat in Jim Davis's cartoon strip Garfield.