Gwen (given Name)

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can be a shortened form of Gwenhwÿfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as:

  • Gwenaëlle (modern feminine form of Breton Gwenaël)
  • Gwenda (explained as a compound of gwen "white, pure, blessed, holy" + da "good, well")
  • Gwenddolen
  • Gweneira (from gwen "white" + eira "snow")
  • Gwenfair (combination of gwen "blessed, holy" + -fair, soft mutation of Mair "(the Virgin) Mary")
  • Gwenffrewi (Breton: Gwenvred)
  • Gwenfron (from gwen "white" + fron, mutated form of bron "breast"; cf. Bronwen)
  • Gwenith (identical to the Welsh word for "wheat")
  • Gwenllian
  • Gwennant (compound of gwen "white" + nant "stream, brook")
  • Gwenola (modern feminized form of Breton Gwenole)