At a Glance: Name: Gawain – Meaning: white hawk – Origin: Welsh/Brythonic (via Old French/Middle English) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: gah-WAYN
Gawain is a Welsh/Brythonic (via Old French/Middle English) boy's name meaning “white hawk”. It appears in 9 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Gawain
Meaning: White hawk.
Origin: Welsh/Brythonic (via Old French/Middle English).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gawain
Phonetic: gah-WAYN IPA: /ɡəˈweɪn/
Popularity of Gawain
Gawain doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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