"Gavin" meaning in All languages combined

See Gavin on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɡævɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gavin.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ævɪn Etymology: Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. It is probably of Celtic origin, like many other characters from Arthurian legends, perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *gwalx (“hawk”) + *gwɨnn (“white”). The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Gawain}} Gawain, {{m+|fro|Gauvain}} Old French Gauvain, {{der|en|cel}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*gwalx|t=hawk}} Proto-Brythonic *gwalx (“hawk”), {{m|cel-bry-pro|*gwɨnn|t=white}} *gwɨnn (“white”), {{doublet|en|Gawain}} Doublet of Gawain Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gavin
  1. A male given name from the Celtic languages Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): 加文 (Jiāwén) (Chinese Mandarin), Gauvain (French), Gavino (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Gavin-en-name-D5t7Ejxw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 95 5
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Gavin-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gawaine, Gawain, Gavan, Gabhainn

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