"Gavin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡævɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gavin.wav Forms: Gavins [plural]
Rhymes: -ævɪn Etymology: Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|cel|cel-bry|cel-bry-pro|cel-pro}}, {{m+|fro|Gauvain}} Old French Gauvain, {{doublet|en|Gawain}} Doublet of Gawain Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Gavin (plural Gavins)
  1. A male given name from the Celtic languages. Translations (male given name): 加文 (Jiāwén) (Chinese Mandarin), Gauvain (French), Galván (Galician), Gauvain (Galician), Galvano (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Gavin-en-name-XeVsg4Iz Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 96 4
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Gavin-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gawaine, Gawain, Gavino

Inflected forms

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