Name: Gavin
Gender: Male
Usage: Gavin, of celtic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Gavin are in general originating from Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Gavin across the world, see Gawain.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Gavin is: White hawk of battle, Little hawk.
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Numerology of the first name Gavin: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Gavin is ranked on the 691st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 826000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.012% of the population. The name Gavin has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Gavin for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
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.
Scottish and English: of Celtic origin, but uncertain ultimate derivation; it first appears in French sources as Gauvain. The name is borne in the Arthurian romances by one of the knights of the Round Table (more familiar in English versions as Sir Gawain). It died out in the 16th century except in Scotland, whence it has been reintroduced in the past couple of decades. It is now extremely popular in England, Wales, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world.
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15 May 2015
Articles says, " It (Gavin) died out in the 16th century except in Scotland, whence it has been reintroduced in the past couple of decades." .. Really ?? ... My brother was born in the 1940`s in Scotland and he has the name `Gavin` .... 7 DECADES !!!
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