Gawain
//ɡəˈweɪn// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table.
Example
More examples"The bus will drop you off at the top of Avalon Avenue, from where you walk downhill, following the road round as it bends right and joins Gawain Road."
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.
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