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Meaning of name Gawyn

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Meaning

The name Gawyn 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, Gawyn is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gawyn for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Gavin, of which the name Gawyn is a variant.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Gawyn 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 Gawyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gawyn: Boys - Newlin, Trevor, Girls - Caron, Decia, Glenna, Gwyneth, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer

Variants

The name Gawyn 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 Gawyn 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 Gawyn to be: Wise gentleman who displays many leadership qualities

In one word, you might describe Gawyn 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 Gawyn 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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