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Gwendal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gwendal

[ syll. gwen-dal, gw-end-al ] The boy name Gwendal is pronounced GWEHNDahL KEY. Gwendal's language of origin is Celtic, and it is used mainly in the Breton and French languages. Derived from gwen meaning 'white, fair, blessed, holy' ; tal meaning 'face'. The Breton element gwen ('white, fair, blessed, holy') is masculine, although the Welsh gwen ('white, fair, blessed, holy') is feminine.

Gwendal is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Gwendal: 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)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Gwendal