English Explanatory Dictionary

Gavin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Celtic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡævɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gavin.wav

Word forms

Gavin Gavins

Etymology

Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain.

Related words

Gawaine Gawain Gavino
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