Gareth

Gareth is a Welsh masculine given name. The name's popularity in Wales may be as a hypocorism of Geraint, which itself became popular after the famous hero and king of Dumnonia. The modern name appears in Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, in which it belonged to Sir Gareth, a brother of Sir Gawain and one of the Knights of the Round Table. Malory either based the name on Gahariet (a name found in French Arthurian texts) or on the Welsh language word gwaredd, meaning "gentleness". People Gareth Abraham (born 1969), Welsh former footballer Gareth Bale (born 1989), Welsh footballer Gareth Barry (born 1981), English footballer Gareth Branwyn (born 1958), American writer and editor Gareth Brooks (born 1979), New Zealand field hockey player Gareth Chilcott (born 1956), English retired rugby union player Gareth Cooper (born 1979), Welsh retired rugby union player Gareth David (stage name Gareth Campesinos), lead singer of the English-Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos! Gareth David-Lloyd (born 1981), Welsh actor Gareth Davies (disambiguation) Gareth Dean (born 1981), Welsh rugby league player Gareth Edwards (disambiguation) Gareth Ellis (born 1981), English rugby league player Gareth Emery (born 1980), British trance-genre producer and DJ Gareth Evans (disambiguation) Gareth Frodsham (born 1989), English rugby league player Gareth Gates (born 1984), English singer-songwriter Gareth Glyn (born 1951), Welsh composer Gareth Griffiths (disambiguation) Gareth Hale (born 1953), English comedian and actor Gareth Higgins, writer from Northern Ireland Gareth Hopkins (born 1976), New Zealand cricketer Gareth Hopkins (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer Gareth Hughes (1894-1965), Welsh actor Gareth Hughes (politician) (born 1981), New Zealand politician Gareth Hunt, stage name of English actor Alan Leonard Hunt (1942-2007) Gareth Johnson (born 1969), British politician Gareth Johnson (hurler), Irish hurler Gareth Jones (disambiguation) Gareth Koch (born 1962), Australian classical guitarist Gareth Krause (born 1981), South African rugby union player Gareth Llewellyn (born 1969), Welsh rugby union player Gareth Malone (born 1975), British choirmaster and broadcaster Gareth Maule (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player Gareth McAuley (born 1979), Northern Irish footballer Gareth McGrillen (born 1981), Australian bass guitar player, record producer and DJ Gareth McLean (born c.