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  garth

  noun

  an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
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  Garth

  noun

  a male given name.

garth

¹ American  

[gahrth] / gɑrθ /

noun

1. Also called cloister garth.  an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.

2. Archaic. a yard or garden.

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Garth ² American  

[gahrth] / gɑrθ /

noun

1. a male given name.

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garth ¹ British  

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. a courtyard surrounded by a cloister

2. archaic a yard or garden

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garth ² British  

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. dialect a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel

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Etymology

Origin of garth

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse garthr “farm, farmyard, courtyard”; see yard ²

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garth Garth

The lawns, scythed by the monks, formed a courtyard called a garth.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2020

Before the cathedral is the pretty cloister garth, with the chapel of St Anne, erected in 1321 and restored in 1888.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

For since that wife had gate and gear, And hearth and garth and bield, She willed her sons to the white harvest, And that is a bitter yield.

From The Seven Seas by Kipling, Rudyard

All that house comonly called the Schoolehouse in Giglesweke afforesaid, and that close adioyneing thereto called the Schoolehouse garth, parcell of the said Rectorye.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen

He came lightly over the stile which separates the garth from the churchyard, and was making rapid strides towards the vicarage when I stopped him.

From In the Days of Drake by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

Country music star Garth Brooks is considering a sale of his catalog, eyeing roughly $2 billion for the rights to his songs and recordings, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Constellation executives, including President and CEO Bill Newlands, Chief Financial Officer Garth Hankinson, and incoming President and CEO Nicholas Fink will host a conference call to discuss financial results at 8 a.m.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

“I was already starstruck before Garth walked up and introduced himself,” Snider wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

Snap is a critical lifeline that keeps families out of poverty, Hannah Garth, a Princeton University professor who studies food insecurity, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

When he told the teacher what had happened, Garth denied it.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney