Names

Originally denoted a person from Gárdony, a town near Budapest in Hungary.

Variant of Gardener.

French form of Gardener.

Variant of Gardener.

Occupational surname for one who was a gardener, from Old French jardin meaning “garden” (of Frankish origin).

Means “boy” in French, referring to a servant.

Portuguese form of García.

From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning “bear”. This is the most common surname in Spain.

From the given name Gerbold.

From a nickname meaning “politeness” in Italian. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson.