Gavin
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an epic poem connected with King Arthur's Round Table.
Gawain beheads the Green Knight who promptly replaces his head and threatens Gawain an identical fate the same time next year.
Decapitation figures elsewhere: the Italian name Gavino
 is the name of an early Christian martyr (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) who was beheaded in 300 AD, his head being thrown in the Mediterranean Sea only later reunited and interred with his body.

People with the given name
People with the surname
Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), Australian actor and screenwriter
Andy Gavin (born 1970), American programmer
Barrie Gavin (born 1935), British film director
Barry Gavin (1944–2017), Australian rules footballer
Bill Gavin (1907–1985), American radio personality and publisher
Blair Gavin (born 1989), American soccer player
Brian Gavin (born 1957), South African diamond cutter
Brian Gavin (referee) (born 1977), Irish hurling referee
Buck Gavin (1895–1981), American football player
Catherine Gavin (1907–2000), Scottish academic historian, war correspondent and historical novelist
Charles Gavin (born 1960), Brazilian drummer and music producer
Cy Gavin (born 1985), American artist
Diarmuid Gavin (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
Don Gavin, American stand-up comedian and actor
Enon Gavin (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer
Erica Gavin (born 1947), American actress
Francis Gavin (born 1962), American political scientist
Frank Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
Frankie Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
George Gavin (1810–1880), Irish politician
James M. Gavin (1907–1991), American general
Hector Gavin (1815–1855), Scottish physician and sanitarian
Herb Gavin (1921–2009), United States Army Air Forces test pilot
Hugh Gavin (1878–1940), Australian rules footballer
James Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
Jamila Gavin  British Indian born author of The Surya Trilogy
Jason Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
Jim Gavin (footballer) (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager
John Gavin (1931–2018), American actor, diplomat, and politician
John Gavin (disambiguation) or Johnny Gavin, multiple people
Joseph G. Gavin Jr (1920–2010), American engineer
Julian Gavin (born 1965), Australian-born British opera singer
Kelontae Gavin (born 1999), American gospel singer and preacher
Ken Gavin (1883 – c. 1956), Australian rugby union player
Kim Gavin, British choreographer
Leon H. Gavin (1893–1963), American politician
Mark Gavin (born 1963), Scottish footballer
Michael Gavin (born 1986), American soccer player
Natalie Gavin, English actress
Nigel Gavin, New Zealand musician and composer
Norman Gavin (1922–2013), English cricketer
Oliver Gavin (born 1972), British racing driver
Paddy Gavin (1929–2006), Irish footballer
Pat Gavin (born 1967), English footballer
Patrick Gavin, Northern Irish footballer
Peter Gavin (1847–1931), Canadian merchant and politician
Peter Gavin (Australian politician) (born 1949), Australian politician
Robert Gavin (1827–1883), British painter
Rod Gavin (born 1949), New Zealand canoeist
Rupert Gavin (born 1953), English businessman
Stewart Gavin (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
Tim Gavin (born 1963), Australian rugby union player

Fictional characters with the given name
Gavin Banek, a character in the movie Changing Lanes
Gavin Belson, a character from the HBO series Silicon Valley
Gavin Guile, a character from the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks
Gavin Mitchell, a character from the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh
Gavin Reed, a character from the video game Detroit: Become Human
Gavin Shipman, a character in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey
Gavin Spinner Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Gavin Stevens (Faulkner character), a character in several novels by William Faulkner
Gavin Sullivan, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Gavin Volure, a character in the television series 30 Rock
Gavin Young, the Austin & Ally character
Gavin Strick, a character in the movie Disturbing Behavior

Fictional characters with the surname
Teddy Gavin, a character in the television series Rescue Me
Tommy Gavin, protagonist of the television series Rescue Me
Kristoph Gavin, a character in the video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Klavier Gavin, a prosecutor in the video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

See also
Cyclone Gavin, a tropical cyclone of the 1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power station in Cheshire, Ohio, United States
Gavan (disambiguation)
Gavino, related Italian name
Gavín, Spain


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