Gavan
Brythonic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Gavan
The name 'Gavan' is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of the name 'Gawain,' meaning "white hawk" or "little falcon," derived from the Old Welsh and Brythonic elements *gwalch* ("hawk") and *gwyn* ("white, fair").
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Etymology
The name 'Gavan' is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of the name 'Gawain,' meaning "white hawk" or "little falcon," derived from the Old Welsh and Brythonic elements *gwalch* ("hawk") and *gwyn* ("white, fair"). It is primarily used in Irish and Scottish cultures, with historical roots in Arthurian legend where Gawain was a knight of the Round Table, and it has no specific religious association.
Gavan currently ranks #12,657 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2003.
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