Monday, July 23, 2007

Meaning and origin of Gavin

Origin: ArthurianLegend

Meaning: Variant of Gawain: Gawain was a nephew of King Arthur, and one of the knights of the Round Table, described in the 14th-century poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'.


Origin: Scottish

Meaning: A Scottish derivative of the Old German name Gawin, meaning 'district of land'. Also a variant of the Scottish name Gawain, meaning little hawk or white hawk.


Origin: Teutonic

Meaning: Battle hawk.


Origin: Welsh

Meaning: Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne.
- www.andythenamebender.com

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