Gavin (gyabin) in Japanese

The name Gavin in Japanese Katakana is ギャビン which in romaji is gyabin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gavin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぎゃびん.

How do you write Gavin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Gavin" is 芥斌 (Gyōbin). It is pronounced "gyo-bin". The kanji characters mean "mustard" and "person".

The western meaning of the name "Gavin" is derived from a Welsh word meaning "white hawk" or "white falcon". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 白鷹 (Haku-taka). This is pronounced with two syllables: ha-ku-ta-ka. The kanji 白 means "white" and 鷹 means "hawk" or "falcon".

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