Also a variant of the name Gawain.

Baby name meanings gavin. Gavin is the late medieval Lowland Scottish and English form of the ancient Welsh masculine name Gawain. Gavin is a Boy name meaning White hawk. Gawain was a nephew of King Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table.

Gavin - Girls name meaning origin and popularity BabyCenter. A variation on the medieval name Gawain meaning white hawk. To find out more about the origin and meaning of the name Gavin as well as similar names visit babynamescouk for inspiration.

Gavin also has made literary appearances in JM. From the Welsh name Gawain which is from the Welsh gwalch meaning hawk. Meanings Arthurian Legend Baby Names Meaning.

Gawain in turn is generally associated with the ancient Celtic Gwalchgwyn from the Welsh elements gwalch meaning hawk and gwyn meaning. A variation on the medieval name Gawain meaning white hawk Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthurs Round Table and St. It is of Celtic origin and the meaning of Gavin is white hawk.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthurs Round Table and St. Scottish form of the medieval name Gawain the name of the knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legends.

Gavin as a boys name is pronounced GAV-en. Derived from the elements gwalch meaning hawk and gwen meaning white. What does Gavin mean.