Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn is a girl name of Welsh origin, meaning White ring; blessed.
What Gwendolyn means
White ring; blessed.
Gwendolyn is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Gwendolyn comes from
Welsh names come from one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in Europe, and many are rooted in Celtic myth or in the landscape itself.
Gwendolyn is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Gwendolyn?
You will not find Gwendolyn in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Gwendolyn
Two ideas meet in Gwendolyn: Welsh and light and brightness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Gwendolyn
These share Gwendolyn's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Olwen — White footprint.
- Wynne — Blessed; fair.
- Wyn — Blessed; fair; white.
- Gwen — White; blessed; fair.
- Gwyneth — Blessed; happiness.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Bronwyn — Fair and pure of breast.
- Delyth — Pretty; neat.
- Eirlys — Snowdrop flower.
- Enid — Soul; life; purity.
- Nerys — Lady.
- Winnie — Holy peacemaking.