How to pronounce Gawain? (RECOMMENDED)

How to pronounce Gawain?
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Pronunciation of Gawain in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gawain is pronounced as

g ah W AI N

g	sounds like the	'g'	in 'go'
ah	sounds like the	'a'	in 'car'
w	sounds like the	'w'	in 'win'
ai	sounds like the	'ai'	in 'pain'
n	sounds like the	'n'	in 'no'

Gawain is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ g ah W AI N ]

g	ah	W	AI	N
go	car	win	pain	no

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Welsh

Gender:

Male

Alternate Spelling(s):

Gwain

Meaning:

Unknown meaning.

Additional Information:

Meaning uncertain, from the name of a nephew of King Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He was a popular hero in medieval stories such as the 14th-century romantic poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. In some Welsh sources he is considered identical with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmei, whose name meant "hawk of May". Alternatively the name may have a different Welsh meaning or even a Germanic origin.

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Pronunciation of Gawain

Gawain is pronounced as

G U - w ay n

g	sounds like the	'g'	in 'go'
w	sounds like the	'w'	in 'win'
ay	sounds like the	'ie'	in 'tie'
n	sounds like the	'n'	in 'no'

Gawain is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ G U - w ay n ]

G	-	w	ay	n
go		win	lie	no

Type of Name:

First

Language:

Welsh

Gender:

Male

Alternate Spelling(s):

Gwain, Gwalchgwyn

Meaning:

Unknown

Additional Information:

Anglicized form of Gwalchgwyn.

Arthurian legend: Sir Gawain was a Knight of the Round Table.

Comments:

Pronunciation of Gawain

Slow

From the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Pronunciation of Gawain

GAH-wine

Type of Name:

First

Language:

Welsh

Gender:

Male

Alternate Spelling(s):

Gwain, Gwalchgwyn

Meaning:

Unknown

Additional Information:

Anglicized form of Gwalchgwyn.

Arthurian legend: Sir Gawain was a Knight of the Round Table.

Comments:

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