Gwen - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gwen \g-

is pronounced gwyn. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "fair, white, blessed, holy". Short form of Gwendolyn and Guinevere. In Welsh Gwen is the feminine form of Gwyn. Name of a fifth-century saint who was aunt of St David and mother of the saints Cybi and Cadfan. Often used as an independent name. Pop singer Gwen Stefani.

Gwen has 3 variant forms: Gwenn, Gwyn and Gwynn.

Baby names that sound like Gwen are Gwin, Gene, Gena, Geena, Gwenny, Gwenni, Gwenna and Gwinn.

Gwen is a very common first name for women (#451 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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