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Gareth Lewis:
What's In A Name

This page features information about:

  • the name Gareth
  • the name Hugh (Gareth's first middle name)
  • the origins of the surname Bowater (Gareth's second middle name)
  • the origins of the surname Lewis
  • the crest/coat of arms for the Lewis family

The name Gareth

Meaning: "Gentle"

Origin: Welsh

Spelling variations include: Garett, Garith, Garret, Garreth, Garrett, Garry, Gary, Garyth, Jareth, Jarreth, Jereth and more
 

The name Hugh

Meaning: "Mind", "Heart", "Soul", "Intellect"

Origin: Germanic

Spelling variations include: Hew, Hewe, Huey, Hughes, Hughie, Hugo, Hugues, Huw, Ugo and more
 

The surname Bowater

Meaning: A topography-based surname originally meant to describe someone living on a bank above an expanse of water; derived from the Old English "bufan" (meaning "above") and the Old English "waeter" (meaning "water").

Origin: Anglo-Saxon

Spelling variations include: Boewater, Boughwater, Bowatar and more
 

The surname Lewis

Meaning: Derived from the Germanic given name Lewis, meaning "reknowned, famous battle."

Origin: Welsh, English; first found in Glamorganshire, where the family held a seat from ancient times.

Spelling variations include: Lewis, Lewiss, Lewess, Lews, Llewys, Llewis, Lewwis, Llewess and many more
 

Noteworthy people (in addition to Gareth and family, of course!) who share the surname Lewis

  • Alun Lewis (1915-1944) Welsh soldier-poet
  • Carl Lewis (1961-) American athlete
  • Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) Irish academic and writer
  • Cudjoe Lewis (d. 1935) Gui/Am longest-lived member of African slaves
  • Duffy Lewis (1888-1979) American baseball player
  • Francis Lewis (1713-1802) Welsh signer of declaration of Independence
  • Frederick Lewis American long jumper
  • Furry Lewis (1893-1981) American blues singer
  • George Cornewall Lewis (1806-1863) English statesman
  • Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946) American physical chemist
  • Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) American novelist
  • Huey Lewis (1952-) American singer
  • Hywel David Lewis (1910-) Welsh philosopher
  • Idawalley Zoradia Lewis (1842-1911) American lighthouse keeper
  • Jennie Dagmar Lewis (contemporary) American actress
  • Jerry Lewis (1926-) American entertainer/comedian
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-) American singer
  • John Lewis (1920-) jazz composer
  • John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969) American Labour leader
  • Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) English novelist
  • Mel Lewis (1929-1990) jazz musician
  • Merian Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) American explorer
  • Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) American explorer
  • Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) English novelist
  • Richard Lewis (c.1807-1831) Welsh folk hero
  • Richard Lewis (1947-) American actor
  • Saunders Lewis (1893-1985) Welsh dramatist
  • Shari Lewis (1934-) American puppeteer
  • Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) American author
  • Smiley Lewis (1913-1966) American R&B guitarist
  • Thomas Lewis (1881-1945) Welsh cardiologist
  • William Arthur Lewis (1915-) WI/Br economist
  • Wyndham Lewis (1884-1957) British novelist

The crest / coat of arms for the surname Lewis
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