Gary
Origin
Medieval short form of compound names beginning with gari ("spear")/geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish Gaelic name Garaidh.
- The last-century popularity of the given name is due to the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), whose stage name was invented by his agent, a native of Gary, Indiana.
Full definition of Gary
Proper noun
Gary
(plural Garys)- A town in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.
- A city in South Dakota
- , popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.