The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scots Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Gardiner | 2 | 1589 (cannonar); 1591 (cannoneir) |
| Gardenar | 1 | 1581 (cannonar) |
| Gardener | 1 | 1584 (canoner) |
| Gardner | 1 | 1513 (botisman) |