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 [ 1 syll. gwen, gw-en ] The girl name Gwen is pronounced GWEHN KEY. Gwen is of Old Welsh and Welsh origin. It is used mainly in English and Welsh. Old Welsh and Welsh origin: The Welsh element gwen ('white, fair, blessed, holy') is the feminine of 'gwyn'. It has been used as a name in its own right since the 5th century, when it was borne by a Welsh saint and a daughter of the legendary Welsh king Brychan. The name has strong Welsh associations, although it has been widely adopted by English speakers since the 20th century. Gwen is the feminine equivalent of the Welsh Gwyn. In addition, Gwen is a short form of the Welsh Gwenllian. Gwen is also an English and Welsh pet form of the English and French Guinevere. Gwen is also a short form of the English and Welsh Gwendolen. Gwen is also a short form of the English and Welsh Gwyneth. The pet forms Gwennie, Gwenno, and Gweno, and the spelling variant Gwenn (English) are forms of Gwen. See also the related forms, the Welsh Gweneira, the Welsh Gwenfair, the Welsh Gwenffrwd, the Welsh Gwenfrewi, the Welsh Gwenfron, the Welsh Gwenith, and the Welsh Gwennant. Gwen is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1959, 0.045% of baby girls were named Gwen. It was #295 in rank then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Within all girl names in its family, Gwen was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Gwen include the English Gwenn, the Frisian and German Gesine, the English Gwinn, the Welsh Gwyn, the English Gwynn, the English Gwynne, the Hebrew Gana, the Russian Ganya, the English Geena, the Spanish Gema, the Turkish Gizem, the English Gwena, the English Gwenna, the name Gwennie, the name Gwenno, the name Gweno, the name Gwinny, the English Gemina, and the Frisian and German Gesina. Details of famous persons named Gwen: KEY: Pronunciation for Gwen: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
