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Meaning of name Gawain

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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.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Gawain is very likely a(n) Welsh variant of the name Gavin. See other suggested Welsh boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Gavin.

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 qualities

In one word, you might describe Gawain as a(n) "wise" person.

See other "wise" names for boys.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Gavin for names of some famous persons with the name Gawain or Gavin (or their variants).
Gabriel (33)
Gavin (55)
Garrett (101)
George (138)
Grant (140)
Gage (153)
Gregory (180)
Giovanni (182)
Griffin (239)
Grayson (275)
Gilibeirt
Grovor
Gidee
Galin
Gonsalve
Gabbi
Gradun
Gryffin
Gariland
Gasconea
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