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Garfield
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English
Etymology
Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːfiːld/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹfild/
Proper noun
Garfield
- An English surname, thought to be habitational.
- James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- The fictional, orange, overweight, selfish, lazy and anthropomorphic cat who is the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield.
- 1994 September, Boys' Life, volume 84, number 9:
- One product is a Garfield telephone. Between rings, it says out loud: "You get it. I'm not getting it!"
- 2012 July, Lorrie Kruse, A Life Worth Living, →ISBN, page 27:
- Someone hiding behind a giant Garfield balloon blocked the doorway. Only the person's legs were visible […]
- A place name:
- A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, central Queensland, Australia.
- A town in the Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne.
- A community in Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada, named after US president James A. Garfield.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Benton County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- A minor city in Emanuel County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Bonneville County and Jefferson County, Idaho, named after the US president.
- An unincorporated community in Osage Township, LaSalle County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Pawnee County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bay County, Michigan.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
- A former post office in Richland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Swan Creek Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota, named after the president.
- An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, named after the president.
- A city in Bergen County, New Jersey, renamed after the president.
- A census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Coal Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Mahoning County, Ohio.
- A neighbourhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Travis County, Texas.
- A locale in Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia.
- A minor city in Whitman County, Washington, named after the president.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Garfield Township.
Derived terms
- Garfield County
- Garfield Heights
- Garfield Mountain
- Garfield North
Translations
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