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Pronunciation of Gawain in Chicago, Illinois, USA
| g | is pronounced as | g | in go | |
| ah | is pronounced as | a | in car | |
| w | is pronounced as | w | in win | |
| ai | is pronounced as | ai | in pain | |
| n | is pronounced as | n | in no |
Phonetic Spelling:[ g ah W AI N ]
g
ah
W
AI
N
go
car
win
pain
no
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Male
Alternate Spelling(s):
Gwain
Meaning:
Unknown meaning.
Additional Information:
Meaning uncertain, from the name of a nephew of King Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He was a popular hero in medieval stories such as the 14th-century romantic poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. In some Welsh sources he is considered identical with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmei, whose name meant "hawk of May". Alternatively the name may have a different Welsh meaning or even a Germanic origin.
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Pronunciation of Gawain
| g | is pronounced as | g | in go | |
| w | is pronounced as | w | in win | |
| ay | is pronounced as | ie | in tie | |
| n | is pronounced as | n | in no |
Phonetic Spelling:[ G U - w ay n ]
G
-
w
ay
n
go
win
lie
no
Type of Name:
First
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Male
Alternate Spelling(s):
Gwain, Gwalchgwyn
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
Anglicized form of Gwalchgwyn.
Arthurian legend: Sir Gawain was a Knight of the Round Table.
Pronunciation of Gawain
From the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Pronunciation of Gawain
GAH-wine
Type of Name:
First
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Male
Alternate Spelling(s):
Gwain, Gwalchgwyn
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
Anglicized form of Gwalchgwyn.
Arthurian legend: Sir Gawain was a Knight of the Round Table.
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