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from Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn ("white, bright, fair, pure, blessed, holy") Gwenn (Breton);
Gwenno, Gwenog (medieval diminutives);
Gwyn (masculine equivalent) |
Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can be a shortened form of Gwenhwÿfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as:
Gwenaëlle (modern feminine form of Breton Gwenaël)
Gwenda (explained as a compound of gwen "white, pure, blessed, holy" + da "good, well")
Gwendolen
Gwendoline
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyne
Gweneira (from gwen "white" + eira "snow")
Gwenfair (combination of gwen "blessed, holy" + -fair, soft mutation of Mair "(the Virgin) Mary")
Gwenffrewi (Breton: Gwenvred)
Gwenfron (from gwen "white" + fron, mutated form of bron "breast"; cf. Bronwen)
Gwenith (identical to the Welsh word for "wheat")
Gwenyth
Gwenllian
Gwennant (compound of gwen "white" + nant "stream, brook")
Gwenola (modern feminized form of Breton Gwenole)
Gwendog (animal form of Gwenaëlle)
Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), American author and journalist
Gwen Davis (born 1936), American novelist
Gwen Guthrie (1950–1999), American singer
Gwen Harwood (1920–1995), Australian poet
Gwen Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist
Gwen John (1876–1939), Welsh artist
Gwen McCrae (born 1943), American singer
Gwen Moore (born 1951), American politician
Gwen Plumb (1912–2002), Australian performer
Gwen Raverat (1885–1957), English wood engraving artist
Gwen Sebastian (born 1974) American Country-rock singer
Gwen Shamblin, American author
Gwen Somerset, (1894–1988), New Zealand educator
Gwen Stefani (born 1969), American pop-rock and R&B singer
Gwen Verdon (1925–2000), American dancer and actress
Gwen Akin (born 1950), American photographer
Saint Gwen Teirbron (sometimes called "Blanche" in French sources)
Gwen Cooper, one of the main protagonists in the television series Torchwood
Gwen Grayson, a character in the movie Sky High (2005)
Gwen Meighen, an air stewardess from the 1968 novel Airport and its 1970 film adaptation
Gwen Norbeck Munson from As the World Turns
Gwen Hotchkiss Winthrop, from the American soap opera Passions
Gwen Raiden, from the TV series Angel
Gwen Stacy, a love interest of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in many of the Spider-Man comic book series
Gwen Tennyson, from Ben 10
Gwen West, a character from Gavin and Stacey
Gwen, a character from the MMORPG Guild Wars
Gwen, a character from Total Drama
Gwen, a minor character from the American animated series Mission Hill
Gwen, a minor character from 6teen
Gwen, a 2009 "Girl of the Year" doll from the American Girl collection
Gwen, a character from The Mighty B!
Gwen, the recurring character from Johnny and the Sprites
The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Gwen.
Gwen, short for "Guinevere", a character from Merlin
Gwen, a recurring character from Sam & Cat
Gwen, the castle's kitchen maid from Sofia the First
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