Where does “Gavin” come from?

Gavin derives from English Gawain, from Welsh Gwalchmei, ultimately from Welsh gwalch meaning hawk and Proto-Celtic wolkos.

Ancestry of “Gavin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchGauvainGawain (Arthurian mythology)

Words derived from “Gavin”

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