Gavin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɡævɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ævɪn
Proper noun
[edit]Gavin
- A male given name from the Celtic languages
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Translations
[edit]male given name
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, Lesley (2009). The Complete Book of Baby Names. Sourcebooks, Inc
Further reading
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- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ævɪn
- Rhymes:English/ævɪn/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Celtic languages
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics