Gawain

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table.

Sinonimai

Sir Gawain

Gavin

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ɡəˈweɪn/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: Gawayne

In summary

From Middle English Gawayne, from Old French Gauvain, from Old Welsh [Term?], probably of Celtic origin, like many other characters from Arthurian legends, perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *gwalx (“hawk”) + *gwɨnn (“white”). Doublet of Gavin.