Meaning

Its source is gwalch, a Welsh name meaning "White hawk."

Languages used in

This boy's name is used in English and Scots Gaelic.

Background story

This name also could mean ''little falcon.'' It first appeared in writing in the French form Gauvain, though its ultimate source was probably the Welsh legends of King Arthur's knights.

One of the more famous of these knights was best known by the Welsh form Gawain, and this might be the common ancestor of the French Gavain and the modern English and Scots form Gavin.

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Statistics for the name Gavin (male)

• In USA in 2006, the boy name Gavin was ranked as number 38 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2005, the boy name Gavin was ranked as number 47 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2004, the boy name Gavin was ranked as number 52 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2003, the boy name Gavin was ranked as number 51 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2002, the boy name Gavin was ranked as number 61 on the most popular name for newborn babies