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.
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term hobby. avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity(noun) an auxiliary activity.