Meaning & History. From an English surname which was derived from the given name GERALD or GERARD. A famous bearer of the surname was Pat Garrett (1850-1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.
Definition of avocational. 1  1 : of or relating to an avocation an avocational interest in sports. 2  2 : being such by avocation an avocational musician.
aÂ·nasÂ·toÂ·moÂ·sis. (É-nÄsâ²tÉ-mÅâ²sÄ­s) n. pl. aÂ·nasÂ·toÂ·moÂ·ses (-sÄz) 1. The connection of separate parts of a branching system to form a network, as of leaf veins, blood vessels, or a river and its branches.