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.
Example Sentences for avocation. Because they serve for stages of faculty and avocation upon that biological gradient of Ascent by which we climb. They were a gay group of men, and hospitality was their avocation. Sire,â said the noble Surgeon Larry to Napoleon, âit is my avocation to prolong life, and not to destroy it. Petrarca, in his avocation of barber, was in the greatest request.