Gwen (given name)
| Gwen | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | from Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn ("white, bright, fair, pure, blessed, holy") |
| Meaning | "white, holy" |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
Gwenn (Breton); Gwenno, Gwenog (medieval diminutives); Gwyn (masculine equivalent) |
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Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can be a shortened form of Gwenhwÿfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as:
- Gwenaëlle (modern feminine form of Breton Gwenaël)
- Gwenda (explained as a compound of gwen "white, pure, blessed, holy" + da "good, well")
- Gwendolen
- Gwendoline
- Gwendolyn
- Gwendolyne
- Gweneira (from gwen "white" + eira "snow")
- Gwenfair (combination of gwen "blessed, holy" + -fair, soft mutation of Mair "(the Virgin) Mary")
- Gwenffrewi (Breton: Gwenvred)
- Gwenfron (from gwen "white" + fron, mutated form of bron "breast"; cf. Bronwen)
- Gwenith (identical to the Welsh word for "wheat")
- Gwenyth
- Gwenllian
- Gwennant (compound of gwen "white" + nant "stream, brook")
- Gwenola (modern feminized form of Breton Gwenole)
- Gwendog (animal form of Gwenaëlle)
List of bearers
People
- Gwen Araujo (1985–2002), transgender murder victim
- Gwen Bristow (1903–1980), American author and journalist
- Gwen Davis (born 1936), American novelist
- Gwen Guthrie (1950–1999), American singer
- Gwen Harwood (1920–1995), Australian poet
- Gwen Ifill (born 1955), American journalist
- Gwen John (1876–1939), Welsh artist
- Gwen McCrae (born 1943), American singer
- Gwen Moore (born 1951), American politician
- Gwen Plumb (1912–2002), Australian performer
- Gwen Raverat (1885–1957), English wood engraving artist
- Gwen Sebastian (born 1974) American Country-rock singer
- Gwen Shamblin, American author
- Gwen Stefani (born 1969), American pop-rock and R&B singer
- Gwen Verdon (1925–2000), American dancer and actress
Fictional characters
- Saint Gwen Teirbron (sometimes called "Blanche" in French sources)
- Gwen Cooper, one of the main protagonists in the television series Torchwood
- Gwen Grayson, a character in the movie Sky High (2005)
- Gwen Meighen, an air stewardess from the 1968 novel Airport and its 1970 film adaptation
- Gwen Norbeck Munson from As the World Turns
- Gwen Hotchkiss Winthrop, from the American soap opera Passions
- Gwen Raiden, from the TV series Angel
- Gwen Stacy, a love interest of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in many of the Spider-Man comic book series
- Gwen Tennyson, from Ben 10
- Gwen West, a character from Gavin and Stacey
- Gwen, a character from the MMORPG Guild Wars
- Gwen, a character from Total Drama
- Gwen, a minor character from the American animated series Mission Hill
- Gwen, a minor character from 6teen
- Gwen, a 2009 "Girl of the Year" doll from the American Girl collection
- Gwen, a character from The Mighty B!
- Gwen, the recurring character from Johnny and the Sprites
- The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Gwen.
- Gwen, short for "Guinevere", a character from Merlin
- Gwen, a recurring character from Sam & Cat
- Gwen, the castle's kitchen maid from Sofia the First