Find us on Facebook. The name Jarrett reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Jarrett family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Jarrett is based on the given name Gerard.
The Turman Halfway House, a Texas Department of Juvenile Justice halfway house in Austin, Texas. A halfway house is a place that allows people with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities, or those with criminal backgrounds, to learn the necessary skills to integrate or re-integrate into society.
from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. 1  n. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2  n. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations.