Gwyneth - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ syll. gwy-net(h), gw-yne-th ] The girl name Gwyneth is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced GWIHNah-TH ^KEY. Gwyneth has its origins in the Welsh language. It is used largely in English and Welsh. The name could be derived from the Welsh gwynaeth ('happiness, luck'), or else it could be from Gwynedd. It was first adopted by English speakers in the late 19th century, popularized by the Welsh novelist Ann Harriet Hughes (1852-1910) who wrote under the pen name Gwyneth Vaughan.

Forms of the name include the Welsh Gweneth, the English Gwenette, the English Gwenisha, the English Gwenita, the Welsh Gwenith, the Welsh Gwenneth, the English Gwynne, the name Gwynneth, and the English Venetia.

In addition, Gwyneth is an English form of the English and Welsh Gwendolen. Other forms of Gwyneth include the English pet form Gwenetta, the English and Welsh short form Gwen, and the Welsh spelling variant Gwenyth. See also the related form, the English Cheryth.

Gwyneth is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 2004, 0.012% of baby girls were named Gwyneth. It had a ranking of #958 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all girl names in its family, Gwyneth was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Gwyneth has mainly been a girl name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Gwyneth include the Hebrew Ganit, the German Gunda, the German Gundi, the Welsh Gwenant, the English Gwenda, the English Gwendi, the Welsh Gweneth, the English Gwenette, the Welsh Gwenith, the Welsh Gwennant, the Welsh Gwenneth, the Welsh Gwenyth, the name Gwynneth, the name Gyneth, the German Gunde, the English Gwendeth, the English Gwenetta, and the English Gwenita.

Details of famous persons named Gwyneth:
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, born 28 September 1972, Los Angeles, California.
Author Gwyneth Vaughan, born Ann Harriet Hughes 1852 - April 25, 1910, Talsarnau, Merionethshire, Wales.

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