Where is Gawain from?

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I'm 90% certain Gawain is Male.

According to a dataset of 28, the average Gawain is around 64 years old.


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Learn about the name Gawain

Meaning of the name Gawain

Meaning uncertain, from the Latin form Walganus used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth. This was the name of a nephew of King Arthur and one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He can be identified with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmei, and it is likely that the name derives from Gwalchmei. Alternatively it may have a different Celtic or even a Germanic origin. Gawain was a popular hero in medieval stories such as the 14th-century romantic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Characteristics of the name Gawain

OriginsWelsh, Arthurian Romance
Pronouncedgə-WAYN(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Gawain

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
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