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Gwendolyn

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Gender
  
Feminine

Nickname(s)
  
Gwen, Wendy, Winnie

Language(s)
  
Welsh

Pronunciation
  
/ˈɡwɛn.dəlˌɪn/ GWEN-dəl-in

Meaning
  
possibly "white eyebrow"

Alternative spelling
  
Guendolen, Gwendolen, Gwendoline, Gwendolin

Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Gwendolen (perhaps influenced by names such as Carolyn, Evelyn and Marilyn). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States.

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Notable people called Gwendolyn

  • Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer
  • Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
  • Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician
  • Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet
  • Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician
  • Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies
  • Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician
  • Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer
  • Gwendolyn Holbrow (born 1957), American artist
  • Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist
  • Gwendolyn King, American businesswoman
  • Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), American sculptor
  • Gwendolyn Lau, American voice actress
  • Gwendolyn Lycett, British figure skater
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987), Canadian novelist and poet
  • Gwendolyn Masin (born 1977), Dutch-born violinist
  • Gwendolyn Osborne (born 1978), British model and actress
  • Gwendolyn Rutten, Belgian politician
  • Gwendolyn Sanford, American singer-songwriter
  • Gwendolyn Zepeda (born 1971), American author

    • Fictional characters

  • Gwendolyn Mary Lacey, a character in Enid Blyton's Malory Towers series of children's novels (1946–1951)
  • Gwendolyn Maxine "Gwen" Stacy, a supporting character in the Spider-Man comic book series
  • Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, a central character in the American television series The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
  • Gwendolyn, a witch in the American soap opera Passions (1999–2008)
  • Gwendolyn Morgan of the Holyhead Harpies, mentioned in Quidditch Through the Ages (2001)
  • Gwendolyn, a valkyrie, one of the protagonists in the video game Odin Sphere (2007)
  • Dark Sun Gwyndolyn, the misunderstood son of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder, appears as a boss in the video game Dark Souls (2011-2012)
  • Gwendolyn Tennnyson, real name of the cousin of Ben Tennyson on the Cartoon Network's media franchise Ben 10.

    • References

    Gwendolyn Wikipedia
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