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Gairden Surname Definition:
GAIRDEN: An alarm hill.
Gairden Surname Meaning
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GAIRDEN: An alarm hill.
— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)
(Gaelic.) An inclosed or fortified place; the beacon hill or hill of alarm, from gair, an outcry, an alarm and din, a hill or fortress.
— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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