Gavino

{{Infobox name

| caption = Gavino

| pronunciation = {{IPA|it|ɡaˈviːno|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = 'from Gabii'

| language = Italian

| origin = Latin

| variant forms = Gabino, Baingio

}}

Gavino is a male given name. It is common in Sardinia, due to its being the Italianised form of the Sardinian language personal name {{lang|sc|Gavinu}} or {{lang|sc|Baingiu}}.{{cite book|last=De Felice|first=Emidio|author-link=Emidio De Felice|title=Dizionario dei nomi italiani|publisher=Mondadori|language=it|year=1995|edition=3|location=Milan|isbn=88-04-36048-8}} Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) was an early Christian martyr, a former Roman centurion beheaded in 300 AD, whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean Sea before being reunited with his body.

Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning 'from Gabii'). However, sometimes Gavin is used to translate the Latin name {{lang|la|Gavinus}}.{{cite book|last=Lansky|first=Bruce|title=100,000+ Baby Names|location=New York|publisher=Da Capo Press/Hachette|date=July 2019|type=e-book|isbn=978-0-306-92298-5|page=783}}

People with the given name include:

• Gavino Angius (born 1946), Italian politician
• Gavino Contini (1855–1915), Sardinian-Italian poet
• Gavino Gabriel (1881–1980), Italian composer and musicologist
• Gavino Ledda (born 1938), Italian writer and scholar
• Gavino Matta (1910–1954), Italian boxer