Gavin
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| Gavin | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Welsh, Scottish |
| Meaning | White Hawk |
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Gavin is a male given name. It is the late medieval form of the name Gawain, which in turn is believed to have originated from the Welsh name Gwalchgwn, meaning "White Hawk." Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an epic poem connected with King Arthur's Round Table. Gavin also shares an origin with the Italian name Gavino, which dates back to ancient Latin. Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, an ex Roman centurion, decapitated in 300 AD and whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean sea before being reunited with his body.
Notable people named Gavin
- Gavin Christopher, US R&B singer and musician
- Gavin Crawford, Canadian comedian and actor
- Gavin Crawford (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Ewart, British poet
- Gavin Fingleson, South African-born Australian Olympic-silver-medal-winning baseball player
- Gavin Floyd, American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
- Gavin Free, English filmmaker
- Gavin Greig, collector of Scottish folk songs
- Gavin Griffin, American professional poker player
- Gavin Harrison, drummer for the rock band Porcupine Tree
- Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Hayes lead singer to the rock band Dredg
- Gavin Henson, Welsh International Rugby player
- Gavin Le Sueur, Australian sailing adventurer, doctor and writer
- Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower
- Gavin Maxwell, Scottish naturalist and author
- Gavin MacLeod, actor best known for playing the captain on the TV show The Love Boat
- Gavin Spinner Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Gavin McInnes, founder of Vice Magazine
- Gavin Meadows, British freestyle swimmer
- Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
- Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
- Gavin Rossdale, of the band Bush
- Gavin Russom, American musician
- Gavin Stephens, Canadian comedian, writer and actor
- Gavin Smith (poker player), Canadian professional poker player
- Gavin Smith (racing driver), auto racing driver from Dublin
- Gavin Strang, British politician
Gavin is also a surname:
- Charles Gavin (born 1960), Brazilian drummer/producer
- Diarmuid Gavin (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
- Frankie Gavin (boxer), English boxer
- Frankie Gavin (Irish fiddle player)
- James M. Gavin (1907-1991), American general
- Gavin Power Plant, named in his honor
- Jamila Gavin British Indian born author of The Surya Trilogy
- John Gavin (born 1928), American actor and politician
- Robert Gavin (1827-1883), Scottish painter
- Rod Gavin (born 1949), New Zealand canoeist
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