What is "gaarder"

Gaarder is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Inger Margrethe Gaarder (1926–1993), Norwegian writer
• Jon Atle Gaarder (born 1934), Norwegian diplomat
• Jostein Gaarder (born 1952), Norwegian writer
• Mikkel Gaarder, Norwegian Paralympic athlete
• Ole P. Gaarder (1844-1927), American politician and farmer
• Peder Krabbe Gaarder (1814–1883), Norwegian jurist and political theorist
• Shabana Rehman Gaarder (born 1976), Norwegian comedian and writer
• Torbjørn Gaarder (1885–1970), Norwegian chemist