Gwen - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Gwen \g-wen\ is pronounced gwyn. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "blessed". Short form of Gwendolyn and Guinevere. 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, Geena, Gene, Gena, Gwenny, Gwenni, Gwenna and Gwinn.

Gwen is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gwen. Click here to compare Gwen with related baby names.