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Gwyneth

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Pronunciation
  
Welsh: [ˈɡwɨ̞nɛθ]

Gender
  
Feminine

Meaning
  
uncertain; first element may be Welsh gwyn "white", but see Etymology of Gwynedd

Related names
  
Gwenith, Gwenyth, Gwynedd, Venetia

Gwyneth is a Welsh feminine given name. It is borne by the following people:

  • Gwyneth Boodoo, an American psychologist and expert on educational measurement
  • Gwyneth Cravens, an American novelist and journalist
  • Gwyneth Dunwoody (1930–2008), a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
  • Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), a Welsh language poet and musician
  • Gwyneth Herbert (born 1981), a British singer-songwriter and composer
  • Gwyneth Hughes, British screenwriter and documentary director
  • Gwyneth Jones (novelist) (born 1952), a British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic
  • Gwyneth Jones (soprano) DBE (born 1936), a Welsh soprano
  • Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), a Welsh poet, and the first National Poet for Wales
  • Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), an American actress
  • Gwyneth Powell (born 1946), an English actress
  • Gwyneth Rees (born 1968), a British author of children's books
  • Gwyneth Scally, a visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • Gwyneth Strong (born 1959), an English actress
  • Gwyneth Walker (born 1947), an American composer
  • Gwyneth is also the name of the following fictional characters:

  • a character in the Fur Fighters video game
  • the title character of Gwyneth and the Thief, a young adult historical romance novel written by Margaret Moore
  • Gwyneth, a character in the Dragonlance novel The Legend of Huma
  • Gwynneth, an Australian Masked Owl from the Wolves of the Beyond fantasy novel series by Kathryn Lasky
  • References

    Gwyneth Wikipedia