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 [ 1 syll. gwy(n), gw-yn ] The boy name Gwyn is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is GWIHN KEY. Gwyn is used chiefly in the Welsh language and it is also derived from Welsh origins. The first name was originally a nickname from the element 'gwyn' (white, fair, blessed, holy), the masculine form of 'gwen'; it has been used as a given name since the early medieval period. It is Anglicized as Wyn. The name Gwen (English and Welsh) and the name Wynne (English and Welsh) are the female forms of Gwyn. Win (English), Winn (English), Wyn (English and Welsh), Wynn (English and Welsh), and Wynne (Welsh and English) are variants of Gwyn. Gwinn (English variant spelling) is another form of Gwyn. See also the related forms, Gwynant (Welsh) and Gwynfor (Welsh). Gwyn is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Gwyn has in the past century been mostly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Gwyn include Gwinn (English), Gan (Chinese and English), Gawen (English), Guinn (English), Gun (English), Ganin (English), Gannie (English), Gannon (English), Ganny (English), Ganon (English), Gawain (English and Welsh), Ghassan (Arabic), Gowon (Hausa), Gökhan (Turkish), and Guyon (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Gwyn: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
