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Gawain

//ɡəˈweɪn// name

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

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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