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Gawain

ga·wain

UK/ɡəˈweɪn/ US/ˈɡɑːweɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table

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Origin

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”) (from Proto-Celtic *wolkos) + *gwɨnn (“white”). Doublet of Gavin. More at Gawain.

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