Gavin
The origin and history of Gavin.
Etymology
A medieval reshaping of Gawain, the Arthurian knight's name, which came into English from Old French Gauvain. The Scots kept the spelling "Gavin" alive, and it spread more widely from the 1960s onward.
Class of 1960
Gavin first entered the language around 1960. Other words from the same year:
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