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Gavin is a Celtic male given name.[1][2] It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'.[3] Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an epic poem in which he 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 (and originally Sardinian) name Gavino[4][5][6] 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, later recovered and interred with his body.
People with the given names
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 (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
- Katie Gavin (born 1992), American singer-songwriter
- Keith Edmund Gavin (1960 – 2024), American convicted murderer
- 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 (Canadian politician) (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 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 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
- Gavin, a character from The Simpsons
See also
- Cyclone Gavin, a tropical cyclone of the 1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
- Gabinus, the name of two early Christian martyrs (sometimes known in English as Saint Gavin)
- Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power station in Cheshire, Ohio, United States
- Gavan (disambiguation)
- Gavino, unrelated Italian name
- Gavín, Spain
References
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