Name:
Gavin
Gender:
Boy
Origin:
Welsh
Meaning:
Gavin is an English and Scottish variant of Gawain. Gawain originates in Welsh language and means "hawk of white". In Arthurian legends, Gawain was one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, known from the legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Pronunciation:
GAV-in
The Five Elements:
Earth
Also Spelled Like...:
Gavyn
Famous Gavin:
Gavin Coles : golfer
Gavin Degraw : musician
Gavin Glinton : soccer player
Gavin Hoffman : football player
Gavin Macleod : actor
Gavin Rossdale : musician