At a Glance
- Meaning
- Medieval form of Gawain (Welsh Gwalchmei); often rendered 'white hawk' or 'hawk of May'
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GAV-in
Gavin is a Welsh boy's name meaning “medieval form of Gawain (Welsh Gwalchmei); often rendered 'white hawk' or 'hawk of May'”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Modern* Boy Names That Start with G.
Meaning & Origin of Gavin
Meaning: Medieval form of Gawain (Welsh Gwalchmei); often rendered 'white hawk' or 'hawk of May'.
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Gavin means 'white hawk' Actually: 'White hawk' is one of several proposed translations of Gwalchmei -- scholars aren't settled, and 'hawk of May' is an equally common alternate reading.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gavin
GAV-inIPA /ˈɡævɪn/
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