Garth
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A '''garth''' is an enclosed yard or garden, especially that of a monastery [[cloister]] (ME.; ON, ''garthr''; akin to AS. geard)
In addition, '''Garth''' may refer to these real people:
*[[Garth Brooks]], top-selling American country music artist
*[[Garth Crooks]], former Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur footballer
*[[Garth Ennis]], Irish comics writer
*[[Garth Hudson]], Canadian organist for [[The Band]]
*[[Garth Jennings]], film director in [[Hammer & Tongs]] team
*[[Garth Kenney]], CSA at the Identity and Passport Office
*[[Garth Nix]], Australian fantasy author
*[[Garth Williams]], American children's book illustrator
*[[John Garth]], 1701–1764, a British politician
*[[John Garth (composer)|John Garth]], 1721–1810, an English composer
*[[Jennie Garth]], blonde American ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' actress
*[[Leonard I. Garth]], American judge
*Sir [[Richard Garth]], 1820-1903, Chief Justice of Bengal and [[Privy Counsellor]]
*Sir [[Samuel Garth]], 1661-1719, British physician
*[[Charles Garth]] MP, c.1734-1784 MP for Devizes, British colonial agent, South Carolina
*Captain [[Thomas Garth RN]] -1841, British Naval Commander
Or these fictional characters:
*Garth Algar, Wayne's brilliant and geeky friend, portrayed by [[Dana Carvey]] in ''[[Wayne's World]]''
*[[Garth of Izar]], also known as Lord Garth, Master of the Universe, fictional insane character in ''[[Star Trek]]'''s "[[Whom Gods Destroy]]"
*[[Garth (Shannara)]], fictional character in the ''The [[Heritage of Shannara]]'' series by [[Terry Brooks]]
*[[Garth (comics)]], a DC Comics superhero known as Aqualad and Tempest.
*[[Garth Marenghi]], the fictional horror author
*[[Garth (comic strip)]], hero of long-running British newspaper strip, in the 1970s drawn by [[Frank Bellamy]]
*[[Garth Ranzz]], also known as [[Lightning Lad]] or Live Wire, is a fictional superhero from DC Comics' [[Legion of Superheroes]].
Or these places or things:
*[[Garth (Scotland)]], castle in [[Perthshire]]
*[[Garth, Shetland]], settlement on the Shetland Islands
*[[Garth, Bridgend]], village in Wales
**[[Garth (Mid Glamorgan) railway station]]
*[[Garth, Powys]], village in Wales
**[[Garth (Powys) railway station]]
*Garth, one of many other minor [[List of United Kingdom locations: G#Ga|place names in the United Kingdom]]
*Planet Garth, setting of [[David Brin]]'s novel ''[[The Uplift War]]''.
*[[Kindred|Garth]], pagan local worship group
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