Gawain

== English == === 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”) (from Proto-Celtic *wolkos) + *gwɨnn (“white”). Doublet of Gavin. More at Gawain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈweɪn/, /ˈɡɑːweɪn/ === Proper noun === Gawain One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === gaiwan