Names like Gavin
Gavin is a two-syllable Welsh name that ends in -in. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Gavin.
Griffin Welsh · surname form of Griffith; also the mythological creature
Marvin Welsh · traditionally derived from Welsh Merfyn ('marrow' + 'eminent'), sometimes linked to Old English Maerwine 'famous friend'
Gatlin English · English surname of uncertain origin, used as a first name
Marlin Welsh · variant of Merlin; traditionally sea fortress
The same roots
Also Welsh names, from the tradition Gavin comes from.
Gwyn Welsh · white, blessed; the masculine of Gwen, and in myth Gwyn ap Nudd, king of the otherworld
Owen Welsh · a venerable Welsh name, traditionally traced to the Greek Eugenios, "well-born," through Ouein and Owain, the knight of Arthurian romance; princes of Wales bore it for centuries before it settled into gentle modern favor across the Atlantic
Evan Welsh · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity
Tristin Welsh · variant spelling of Tristan, traditionally linked to the legend of Tristan and Isolde and to French triste ('sad')
The same feel
Also classic and mythological names.
Jayson Greek · variant of Jason (Greek Iason, "healer", from iaomai, "to heal")
Karan Sanskrit · ear; also the name of a Mahabharata hero
Gunnar Scandinavian · from Old Norse Gunnarr, gunnr "war" + herr "army, warrior"
Dion Greek · short form of Dionysios, referencing the god Dionysus
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Gavin, on a similar curve.
Dylan Welsh · "son of the wave" by tradition, the sea-spirit of Welsh myth born gleaming from the tide; the poet Dylan Thomas carried it out of Wales, and America made it a modern standard. Lyrical origins, everyday ease
Tegan Welsh · diminutive of "teg," traditionally "fair, beautiful"
Collin Scottish · variant of Colin, pet form of Nicholas
Triston Welsh · variant of Tristan, an Arthurian legend name of uncertain Celtic origin
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