Garret is an actual word with the meaning:
dark, depressing attic.
It's also a given name mostly to males whose mothers or fathers
thought it would be cute to misspell by leaving off the
extra "t" at the end - as in "Garrett".
"Hey
Molly, you run this box up to the garret?"
"Carolyn, you shouldn't have named your son 'Garret', now all the
kids will nickname him 'attic'!"
Although I've only known one person with the given name "Garret", he's quite terrific. If you find yourself fortunate enough to meet a Garret, do so gently and with an open
heart. He will rock your world.