Gettys
Old Norse / Gaelic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Gettys
The given name 'Gettys' is a patronymic surname-turned-first name meaning "son of Getty," with "Getty" itself deriving from the Old Norse personal name "Geitir" or the Gaelic "Mac an t-Saoir" (son of the carpenter).
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Etymology
The given name 'Gettys' is a patronymic surname-turned-first name meaning "son of Getty," with "Getty" itself deriving from the Old Norse personal name "Geitir" or the Gaelic "Mac an t-Saoir" (son of the carpenter). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United States, and is most famously associated with the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and the Gettys family of Pennsylvania, though it has no specific religious affiliation.
Gettys currently ranks #4,214 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1917.
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