"Gawain" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡəˈweɪn/, /ˈɡɑːweɪn/
Etymology: From Middle English Gawayne, from Old French Gauvain, from Old Welsh [Term?], probably of Celtic origin, like many other characters from Arthurian legends, perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *gwalx (“hawk”) + *gwɨnn (“white”). Doublet of Gavin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Gawayne}} Middle English Gawayne, {{der|en|fro|Gauvain}} Old French Gauvain, {{der|en|owl}} Old Welsh [Term?], {{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|Gavin}} Doublet of Gavin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gawain
  1. One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table. Wikipedia link: Gawain, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Categories (topical): Arthurian mythology Synonyms: Gawaine Translations (the knight): 高文 (Chinese Mandarin), Gavejn (Esperanto), Γκάγουεν (Gkágouen) (Greek), ガウェイン (Gauein) (Japanese), Galvaginus (Latin), Гаве́йн (Gavéjn) (Russian)

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