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'. 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. Battle hawk. Hawk of the battle: white hawk. From the medieval name Gawain. See also Gwayne.
Peaceful gift. Peaceful. See also Jeffrey. Divine peace. Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning district, traveler, or peaceful pledge. God's peace.
Ruling spear. Introduced into Britain from Germany during the Norman Conquest. From an Old German name derived from 'ger' meaning spear, and 'vald' meaning rule. Spear strength.