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Gavin

/ˈɡævɪn/

Gavin proper noun: a male given name from the Celtic languages.

Proper noun

Gavin (plural Gavins)

  1. A male given name from the Celtic languages.
    • New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. […] I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the...2009 April 25, “Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter”, in Austin Daily Herald, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025
    • Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness. The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping bags will be buying paper bags for 10 cents each.2024 September 23, Soumya Karlamangla, “California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2024
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Forms of Gavin

pluralGavins

Origin of Gavin

Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain.

Words that rhyme with Gavin

Questions about Gavin

What does Gavin mean?
Gavin means a male given name from the Celtic languages.
What part of speech is Gavin?
Gavin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gavin?
Gavin is pronounced /ˈɡævɪn/.

Words near Gavin in the dictionary

  1. gaviiform
  2. gaviiforms
  3. Gavilanes
  4. Gavilaneses
  5. gavilimomab
  6. Gavin
  7. Gavina
  8. Gavinas
  9. Gavins
  10. Gaviria
  11. Gavirias

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