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Baby Name Gawain |
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| Meaning of Gawain - What does the name Gawain means? |
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Boy Name |
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Mythology and Astrology |
| Name Meaning: |
Believed to be a derivative of the Welsh Gwalchmai, a compound name composed of the elements gwalch (a hawk) and maedd (a blow, a battle): hence, "battle hawk." The name is borne in Arthurian legend by a nephew of King Arthur. A knight of the Round Table, Gawain set off in search of the Holy Grail |
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Mythology and Astrology, Welsh |
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