Garner
English surname
"granary"
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Garner Origin and Meaning
The name Garner is a girl's name meaning "granary".
Garner is an uncommon word and surname with some prospect of garnering popularity, especially now that Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have given it to their son Samuel as his middle name, and Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have used it as the middle name of their second daughter Haven. Garner is also Cash Warren's middle name.
Gardner or Gardener is another, similar though unrelated possibility.
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