Rough friend or spear friend
Derived from Germanic elements meaning spear or rough combined with the element for friend. It evolved through Middle English and was also influenced by the Gaelic surname Ó Gairbhín, meaning descendant of the rough one.
Less common today
Garvin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,180 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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