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Meaning & History
Possibly a contrived modern name made known by association as the middle name of Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin brother of famous singer Elvis Aaron Presley. The name likely formed by parents Gladys and Vernon Presley to rhyme with his brother's middle name, Aaron. As a name element gar- is found in names like Gary and Garrett and comes from the Germanic name element ger meaning "spear." With the suffix -on as a diminutive ending and the root meaning of gar the name Garon could mean "little spear."