Meaning 
The name Gawain has the following meaning: One who resembles a white falcon. Popularized by the famous tale of King Authur and the Knights of the Round Table. Sir Gawain (root name for Gavin) was one of the knights.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Gawain is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gawain for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Gavin, of which the name Gawain is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gawain and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gawain: Boys - Newlin, Trevor, Girls - Caron, Decia, Glenna, Gwyneth, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer
Variants 
The name Gawain is a variant of Gavin. Other popular variants of the name Gavin are: Gabhan (Gaelic), Galvin, Galvyn, Gauvin, Gavan, Gaven, Gavinn, Gavino (Italian), Gavon, Gavvin, Gavyn, Gavynn, Gawain, Gawaine, Gawayn, Gawayne, Gawen, Gawin, Gawyn, Gowen, Gowin
Style 
We think the name Gawain should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gawain to be: Wise gentleman who displays many leadership qualitiesIn one word, you might describe Gawain as a(n) " wise" person. See other "wise" names for boys.
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