Gavin

  • Boy
  • 5 letters
Arthurian Legend 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'.
Scottish 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.
Teutonic Battle hawk.
Welsh Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne.
Variant of Gawain

Gavin is a boy’s name of Arthurian Legend, Scottish, Teutonic and Welsh origin. Meaning in Arthurian Legend: 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’. Meaning in Scottish: 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. Meaning in Teutonic: Battle hawk. Meaning in Welsh: Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne. Gavin is a variant of Gawain. The name has 5 letters.

Related names

Gauvain

Boy

Arthurian Legend

Eldest son of Lot.

Gavan

Boy

Scottish Welsh

White hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne. Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne.

Gavina

Girl

Latin Scottish

From Gabio. Variant of Gabinus which is a saint's name. White hawk.

Gavyn

Boy

Scottish Welsh

White hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne. Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne.

Gawain

Boy

Arthurian Legend Celtic English Scottish Welsh

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'. From Arthurian legend. Battle hawk. Little hawk. White hawk. From the Welsh words for little or white hawk. Hawk of the battle.

Gawen

Boy

English Scottish

Battle hawk. White hawk.