Given name

Garwald

“spear”·“mighty, powerful”

Garwald is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Garwald is built from elements meaning “spear” and “mighty, powerful”.

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Where it comes from

Garwald comes from Proto-West Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀawald, built from Old English gār (“spear”) + wald (“mighty, powerful”).

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