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Gavin
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English
Etymology
en cel cel-bry cel-bry-pro cel-pro
Medieval variant of en Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as fro Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. en Gawain.Bolton, Lesley (2009). The Complete Book of Baby Names. Sourcebooks, Inc
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡævɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gavin.wav Southern England
en ævɪn 2
Proper noun
s
en male Celtic languages.
en Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter w:Austin Daily Herald https://www.austindailyherald.com/2009/04/meet-number-16-bus-shelter/ 2009-04-25 New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the Sex Fruits simply have to go. https://web.archive.org/web/20250720181532/https://www.austindailyherald.com/2009/04/meet-number-16-bus-shelter/
en Soumya Karlamangla California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/california-plastic-bags-ban.html 2024-09-23 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness. The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping bags will be buying paper bags for 10 cents each. https://web.archive.org/web/20241007000116/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/california-plastic-bags-ban.html
en patronymics.
Translations
male given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 加文 Jiāwén
French: fr Gauvain
Galician: gl Galván, gl Gauvain
Italian: it Galvano
See also
en Gawaine, en Gawain
it Gavino
References
Further reading
http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/gavin.shtml
Anagrams
en aginv Givan Vigan vagin- vigna