Type Word
Usage Old Welsh
Meaning & History
Welsh word meaning "white, blessed" (masculine) [1].
Related Items
Variantgwen
Given Name DescendantsGuendolen, Guendoloena, Gwenhwyfar, Olwen, Guenevere, Guinevere(Arthurian Cycle) Maïwenn, Maiwenn(Breton) Jenifer(Cornish) Jennifer(Dutch) Bronwyn, Gwenda, Gwendolyn, Jenifer, Jennifer, Gwenevere, Winifred, Winnifred(English) Gwendoline, Gaynor(English (British)) Gwendoline, Maïwenn, Guenièvre(French) Jennifer(German) Winefride, Winifreda(History) Dzsenifer(Hungarian) Bairrfhionn(Irish) Ginevra(Italian) Barrfind(Old Irish) Jenifer, Jennifer(Spanish) Yénifer, Yénnifer(Spanish (Latin American)) Jennifer(Swedish) Anwen, Arianwen, Arwyn, Berwyn, Blodwen, Branwen, Bronwen, Caerwyn, Carwyn, Ceinwen, Cledwyn, Delwyn, Dilwen, Dilwyn, Eilwen, Eirwen, Eirwyn, Eurwen, Gwen, Gwenda, Gwendolen, Gwendoline, Gwenllian, Gwyn, Gwyneira, Gwynfor, Gwynn, Heddwyn, Heulwen, Mairwen, Meinwen, Olwen, Olwyn, Tegwen, Wyn, Wynn, Wynne, Aeronwen, Gaenor, Gaynor, Gwenfrewi, Olwin, Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh) Branwen, Guendoleu, Gwenddoleu, Gwenddydd, Gwenhwyfar, Gwyn, Olwen(Welsh Mythology)
Sources & References
- Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 423.
