Talk:Gavin Arthur

Gavin as Irish for Alan
The article states that Mr. Arthur "began going by the name "Gavin", the Irish word for Alan.". Gavin is not the Irish for Alan. Why was my edit to remove this reverted? anto475 12:05, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @anto475, thanks for starting this discussion. I reverted the edit because the fact that Gavin is the Irish word for Alan is supported by the source. says: "... Arthur changed his first name to Gavin-Irish for Alan-and embarked on a life of ...". I summarized what WP:RSs report. It may very well be true that Gavin is not the Irish for Alan, but I don't know because I do not understand Irish and it would be WP:OR to assume. Do you have any sources that say that Gavin is not the Irish for Alan? – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:22, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey @Kavyansh.Singh. I found a source already used on Wikipedia, on the article for the name "Alan", located here. It gives the translation for "Alan" in Irish. It can also be checked against the article for Gavin, which states its origin. anto475 12:41, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I see. In that case, I'll remove that. Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:45, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

It also says, "During his time in Ireland, he began going by the name Gavin." Then later says, "In the early 1930s, he moved to Pismo Beach, California, and began going by the name "Gavin." So, which is it? When did he get gavinized? Venqax (talk) 20:51, 11 August 2023 (UTC)