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Gavin

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Gavin
Pronunciation/ˈɡævɪn/ GAV-in
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/namePrimarily Scotland[1]
other Celtic nations
Meaning'God-send', 'white hawk'
Other names
Related namesGawain

Gavin is a Celtic male given name.[1][2] It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'.[3] Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an epic poem in which he beheads the Green Knight, who promptly replaces his head and threatens Gawain an identical fate the same time next year. Decapitation figures elsewhere: the Italian (and originally Sardinian) name Gavino[4][5][6] is the name of an early Christian martyr (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) who was beheaded in 300 AD, his head being thrown in the Mediterranean Sea, later recovered and interred with his body.

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  1. ^ a b "Gavin: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0-19-861060-2. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ Bolton, Lesley (2009). The Complete Book of Baby Names. Sourcebooks. ISBN 978-1-4022-0764-8. Retrieved 24 January 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Lansky, Bruce (2006). 100,000 + Baby Names: The Most Complete Baby Name Book. Simon and Schuster. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-684-03999-2. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Gavino -". Wiktionary. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=gavino. Retrieved 21 May 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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