# Gavin vs Govan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gavin
*name · IPA /ˈɡævɪn/ · frequency rank #10,551*
A male given name from the Celtic languages.

### Govan
*name · frequency rank #44,816*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gavin-vs-govan