Gaven as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gaven

What is the meaning of the name Gaven ?

The baby name Gaven is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡeɪvən/ (GAY-vən); variant /ˈɡævən/ (GAV-ən).

Gaven is Scottish in Origin.

Gaven is a modern respelling of Gavin, the Scots form of the medieval name Gawain. That knightly name probably goes back to the Welsh Gwalchmei, often interpreted as “hawk of May” or “hawk of the plain,” though the second element is debated; the predatory bird imagery gives the name a sleek, valorous feel. Through Sir Gawain of Arthurian legend, the name carries associations with courtesy, loyalty, and tested bravery.

Used in Scotland and England since the Middle Ages, Gavin was revived more widely in the 19th–20th centuries and rose sharply in North America around the 1990s–2000s; Gaven surfaced in the same period as a streamlined alternative but remains comparatively rare. Variants and near-equivalents include Gavin, Gavan, Gavyn, Gavon, and medieval Gawain/Gawaine; cognate or historically linked forms include Welsh Gwalchmei and Sardinian/Italian Gavino (from Latin Gavinus). Common short form: Gav.