Given name & surname · also German

Garst

“hoe, mattock”

Garst is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Garst goes back to a word meaning “hoe, mattock.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Garst comes from German, and ultimately from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Garst as a surname developed from Christian.

Garst’s family of names

In English usage, Garst as a surname developed from Christian. In English usage, Garst as a surname has a related form in KARST.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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