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Re: The Real Origin of Gavin
"It is a name that has a stronger usage in southern Italy,"Actually it's used only in Sardinia or by people with a Sardinian background.Anyway, very interesting.
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Correct. I visited Sardinia and found out very quickly that my name as Gavino was a traditional Sardinian name
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St Gavinus had been venerated in Sardinia for hundreds of years by the time Gavain was used in the Arthurian romances.
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