Gwyneth
Gwyneth is a girl name of Welsh origin, meaning Blessed; happiness.
What Gwyneth means
Blessed; happiness.
Gwyneth sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Gwyneth 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.
Gwyneth is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Gwyneth?
Gwyneth sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Gwyneth
Two ideas meet in Gwyneth: Happy and Welsh. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Gwyneth
These share Gwyneth's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Gwen — White; blessed; fair.
- Gwendolyn — White ring; blessed.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Delyth — Pretty; neat.
- Eirlys — Snowdrop flower.
- Enid — Soul; life; purity.
- Nerys — Lady.
- Olwen — White footprint.
- Winnie — Holy peacemaking.
- Wynne — Blessed; fair.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Bowen — Son of Owen; young warrior.