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gawain

/ɡəˈweɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
gawain
IPA
/ɡəˈweɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gawayne, Gauvain, *gwalx, *wolkos

Inflected Forms

Gawaine (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gawain?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈweɪn/.
What does gawain mean?
One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table.
Where does gawain come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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