Happy Birthday Gary Personalized Card
– Happy birthday to you Gary! I wish you a very special day, sending this Happy Birthday Gary personalized card to you. Dear Gary, I wish you a bright and beautiful day on your special day. This named card was specially designed for Gary’s birthday.
Gary Given Name Meaning & History
GENDER: Masculine, USAGE: English, PRONOUNCED: GER-ee, GAR-ee. From an English surname which was derived from a Norman given name, which was itself originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger meaning “spear”. This name was popularized in the late 1920s by the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), who took his stage name from the city of Gary in Indiana where his agent was born. It is a medieval short form of English and German compound names beginning with the element “ger-” derived from the Ancient Germanic “gaizaz”, meaning “spear, pike, javelin”. Gary and its variants, in English, are popular given names from the 1940s to the 1970s and used also as a patronymic surname. The usage of Gary as a male given name in the United States is intertwined with the success of the actor Gary Cooper.
Gary is actually the transferred use of an English patronymic surname dating back to the 12th century. It developed from a Germanic personal name derived from “ger, gar” meaning ‘spear’. It is therefore often used as a short form of names such as Garfield, Garrison, Garret, or Gerald. One notable name bearer was Elbert Henry Gary, a founding member of U.S. Steel who lent his name to the city of Gary, Indiana established in 1906. Years later in 1925, a then-unknown actor by the name of Frank James Cooper followed the advice of a casting director and changed his name to Gary Cooper. The casting agent felt that the name would give him the same “rough and tough” element that she remembered from her own native Gary, Indiana. As a result of Gary Cooper’s tremendous popularity in the late 20s, 1930s, and 40s, he alone helped to popularize this surname turned forename among all English-speaking nations. — Gary is an English name with Germanic origins. It is derived from the word “gara”, which means ‘spear’. Famous Garies: Gary Busey – author, Gary Carter – baseball player, Gary Coleman – actor, Gary Cooper – actor.
