Given name & surname · also Polish, Irish
Gawel
“cock”·“gaul”
Gawel is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “cock” and “gaul”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “cock” and “gaul”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Irish, Polish, and Latin naming traditions.
The story
The name’s historical associations include an uncle of Gregory of Tours, and a 7th-century Irish saint and missionary to central Europe.
Gawel’s family of names
Gawel shares a linguistic root with Havel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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.
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