What is the meaning of Gawain?

Gawain is a masculine given name
  • Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Scottish: Possibly from the Welsh name Gwalchgwyn which meant "white hawk"
  • Arthurian Legend: Gawain was a nephew of King Arthur, and one of the knights of the Round Table, described in the 14th-century poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'
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