Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can also be a shortened form of Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as:
Gender | Female |
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Name day | 06. July |
Origin | |
Word/name | from Welsh Gwen, the feminine form of Gwyn ("white, bright, fair, pure, blessed, holy") |
Meaning | "white, holy" |
Region of origin | Wales |
Other names | |
Related names | Gwenn (Breton); Gwenno, Gwenog (medieval diminutives); Gwyn (masculine equivalent) |
Although superficially similar, Gwyneth has a different, albeit uncertain, etymological origin (likely either from Gwynedd or the Welsh gwynaeth, meaning joy, bliss or happiness).[1]