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Garrick¹

  • /ˈɡæɹɪk/

Rhymes with -æɹɪk

proper noun

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from Garwick in Lincolnshire.

Garrick²

  • /ˈɡæɹɪk/

Rhymes with -æɹɪk

Where it comes from

From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.

garrick³

noun garricks

  1. Synonym of leerfish. A good candidate for record seekers, garricks are easy to identify, relatively easy to catch and are good table fare.

    Similar: leerfish

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"garrick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garrick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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garrick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garrick

Chicago

"garrick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garrick.

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@misc{garrick_2026,
  title = {garrick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garrick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}