Gawain

  • Boy
  • 6 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'.
Celtic From Arthurian legend.
English Battle hawk.
Scottish Little hawk. White hawk.
Welsh From the Welsh words for little or white hawk. Hawk of the battle.

Gawain is a boy’s name of Arthurian Legend, Celtic, English, Scottish 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 Celtic: From Arthurian legend. Meaning in English: Battle hawk. Meaning in Scottish: Little hawk. White hawk. Meaning in Welsh: From the Welsh words for little or white hawk. Hawk of the battle. The name has 6 letters.

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