Garfield

Meanings

1. An English surname, thought to be habitational.
2. James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. The fictional, orange, overweight, selfish, lazy and anthropomorphic cat who is the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield.
5. A place name:
6. A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, central Queensland, Australia.
7. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne.
8. A community in Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada, named after US president James A. Garfield.
9. A number of places in the United States:
10. A town in Benton County, Arkansas.
11. A census-designated place in Chaffee County, Colorado.
12. A minor city in Emanuel County, Georgia.

Etymology

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).