Gwen
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Gwen is a female first name meaning "white" in Welsh, from which the names Gwenllian, Gwendolen, Gwendolyn, Gwendalynne, Gwenfair, Gwenffrewi (Winefride) and Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) are derived. Famous people with this name include:
- Gwen John (1876-1939), Welsh artist
- Gwen Raverat (1885-1957), English illustrator
- Gwen Bristow (1903-1980), American author and journalist
- Gwen Harwood (1920-1995), Australian poet
- Gwen Davis (b. 1936), American novelist
- Gwen Guthrie (1950-1999), American singer
- Gwen Ifill (b. 1955), American journalist
- Gwen Stefani (b. 1969), American singer
[edit] Fictional characters
- Gwen Cooper, one of the main protagonists in the television series Torchwood.
- Gwen Grayson, from 2005 movie Sky High
- Gwen Stacy, love interest of Spider-Man
- Gwen Raiden, from the TV series Angel
- Gwen Tennyson, fictional character from Ben 10.
- Gwen Winthrop, from the American soap opera Passions
[edit] Other
- Hurricane Gwen
- GWEN, the Ground Wave Emergency Network