Gawain

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Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney, by Howard Pyle from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

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Etymology

From Middle English Gawayne, from Old French Gauvain, from Old Welsh , 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

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

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