Garbett

The Garbett Family is represented here by Lord Robert Garbett, Count of Sarma and Seneschal of Garbett. The name Garbett reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is based on the name Geribodo, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geri, or gari, which means spear and bodo, which means messenger. Geribodo was the name of the 7th century saint who was Bishop of Bayeux. The name Garbett was also a derivative of the Germanic personal name Geribald, which was composed of the elements geri, which again means spear, and bald, which means bold or brave. This name was borne by a 9th century saint who was the Bishop of Chalons-sur-Seine.