# Gawain

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡəˈweɪn/ · frequency rank #46,479

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Easily confused with
- **grain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gawain-vs-grain)
- **gain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gain-vs-gawain)
- **Gavin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gavin-vs-gawain)
- **Galvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galvin-vs-gawain)

## Common misspellings (8)
`agwain`, `gaawin`, `gawainn`, `gawani`, `gawian`, `gawwain`, `ggawain`, `gwaain`

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