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Garies

Garies

K 3018 CA

Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)

18.125

-30.625

12.5 km radius

eng Gordon 1779 MS 1 160 '... and Arrivated in Den afternoon to De Plate Caries called again to De Green River'. Ibid. 1779 MS 2 92 'Passed Wilgen Wood River Com Loop in Green River: Then in Mine Precious Road to Grabees and Vyge Mount Master KwaM There is the first origin of Green River, Hiet First Comnec, there after Commaas Then Garies, Black Doom River Van de East at Lelifontein ... 'Pettman 1921 SAJS 17 338' Garies (Hot. ǀ GariB, Couch Grass, Or Growth), The Place of Couch-Grass, IT is in Little Namaqualand; There is ALSO A ǀ GARIS, WITH THE SAME MEANING, IN GREAT NAMAQUALAND '. Nienaber PJ 1963 SAPW 224 'Garies is the name of a town at the foot of the Kamiesberg ... and means' breeding grass '.' Beukes JT 1973 Geologist Questionnaire 'Garies ... means' breeding layer ', probably called to the dry river run over culture'.

afr Gordon 1779 ms 1 160 '...en arriveerden in den agtermiddag aan de plaats Caries genaamt weer aan de groene rivier'. Ibid. 1779 ms 2 92 'Passeerde Wilgen hout rivier com loopt in groene rivier: daarna in myn vorig pad na grabees en vyge mond gebergte kwam daar de eerste oorsprong der groene rivier is, hiet eerst Comnees, daar na Commaas dan Garies, swart doom rivier komt van de oost by lelifontein...' Pettman 1921 SAJS 17 338 'Garies (Hot. ǀgarieb, couch grass, or kweek), the place of couch-grass, it is in little Namaqualand; there is also a ǀGaris, with the same meaning, in Great Namaqualand'. Nienaber PJ 1963 SAPW 224 'Garies is die naam van ’n dorp aan die voet van die Kamiesberg...en beteken ‘kweekgras’.' Beukes JT 1973 Geoloog Vraelys 'Garies...Beteken ‘Kweeklaagte’, waarskynlik genoem na die droë rivierloop wat begroei is met kweek'.

eng The town gets its name from the river that passes there; 'Nearer The Sea The River on Which The Town is situated is Still Called Green River' (SESA 5 123). The citations are extensively enough to sit the place, because more than one place has the name. Nama ǀ Gari-B = 'Das Unkraut, the QueCke' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 76); The -s locates. The Word also comes in Afrikaans form for various, Seifs old, place names such as Growfontein, Growth Grassvlei, Grandkraal, Growth Field, Growthvlei etc. (cf. APN 1951 187). It appears, so reported in passing, that this Green River K 3017 at Garies got his color name of the green breeding grass rather than the trees at Horn. Garies also behaved other names such as Trootweder, Growth River and Genisdal. Furthermore, there are many spelling variants of the much-recorded name, eg. Gariche, th'aries, etc., cf. Slead CJ 1973 Gazette 61.

afr Die dorp kry sy naam van die rivier wat daar verbyvloei; 'nearer the sea the river on which the town is situated is still called Groenrivier' (SESA 5 123). Die sitate is uitvoerig genoeg om die plek te situeer, want meer as een plek het die naam. Nama ǀgari-b = 'das Unkraut, die Quecke' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 76); die -s lokativeer. Die woord kom ook in Afrikaanse vorm vir verskeie, seifs ou, plekname voor soos Kweekfontein, Kweekgrasvlei, Kweekkraal, Kweekveld, Kweekvlei ens. (vgl. APN 1951 187). Dit wil voorkom, so in die verbygaan gemeld, dat hierdie Groenrivier K 3017 by Garies sy kleurnaam van die groen kweekgras gekry het eerder as van die borne by horn. Garies het ook ander name gedra soos Keertweder, Kweekrivier en Genisdal. Verder is daar heelwat spellingvariante van die veel-opgetekende naam, bv. Gariche, Th’aries, ens., vgl. ook Skead CJ 1973 Gazetteer 61.