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♀ Gaynor (girl)
What does Gaynor mean?
Gaynor 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Gaynor) is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Gaynor is "white, smooth, soft". Medieval short form of the name of Arthur's queen, Guinevere, in use since the 15th century.
STARTS WITH Ga-
Variations
VARIANTS Gaenor, Gayna, Gayner
SEE ALSO Jennifer
OTHER FORMS VIA GUINEVERE Gaenna, Gwenora, Gwenore, Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynna, Gwynne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gaynor Alessandra (G.A.), ..
How popular is Gaynor?
Gaynor is an uncommonly occurring given name for females but a very prominent surname for all people (#5238 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Gaynor (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000 are Guinevere (#1446 IN 2018), Gwyn, Gwynne and Jennifer (#345). Other variants, like Gwynn, are seldom used. These forms of Gaynor reached the top of their popularity in the 1980s (USAGE OF 2.57%) and have become much less popular since (USAGE 0.06%, DOWN 98%), with the form Jennifer becoming less in vogue. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alenor, Elanor, Elenor, Elinor▼, Gafna, Gana, Ganah, Ganit, Gardner, Garnet▼, Gay▼, Gaye▼, Gayel, Gayla▼, Gayle▼, Gaylen (see Gayle), Gayll, Gaylla, Gaylle, Glyn, Glynae, Glynda, Glynis, Glynn, Gunnvor, Gwynda, Honor, Leanor, Lenor, Leonor, Lienor, Nanor, Ninor, Tahlor, Tailor and Taylor▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Gaynor.
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