Given name & surname
Gavino
“a little white falcon”
Gavino is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gavino is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Late Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gavino is a variant of Gavin. The history of Gavin gives this family its wider story. Gavin’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gavino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,782
- 1,782 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,914 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,914 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,834 as a first name in 2020; 993 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gavino’s family of names
Gavino shares a linguistic root with Gabino. Gavino has a related form in Gavin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gavino
- Gavino LeddaItalian writer (b. 1938)
- Gavino Mattaboxer (1910–1954)
- Gavino GabrielItalian composer and musicologist (1881-1980)
- Gavino ContiniItalian poet (1855–1915)
- Gavino PesItalian presbyter and poet1724–1795
- Gavino TronoFilipino biologistborn 1931
- Max AlvaradoFilipino actor (1929–1997)
- Gavino AngiusItalian politicianborn 1946
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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“a little white falcon”
98% boys · 2% girls
Cordelle
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95% boys · 5% girls
Gavynah
“resembling the white falcon; woman from Gabio”
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Gavinah
“resembling the white falcon; woman from Gabio”
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Gavyna
“resembling the white falcon; woman from Gabio”
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Gaveinah
“resembling the white falcon; woman from Gabio”
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