Gawain

See also: gawain

English

Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney, by Howard Pyle from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

Alternative forms

• Gawaine

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈweɪn/, /ˈɡɑːweɪn/

Proper noun

Gawain

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

Translations

the knight

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高文

• Esperanto: Gavejn
• Greek: Γκάγουεν (Gkágouen)
• Japanese: ガウェイン (Gauein)
• Latin: Galvaginus
• Russian: Гаве́йн (Gavéjn)

Anagrams

• gaiwan