What is the name meaning of GWEN. Phrases containing GWEN
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GWEN
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American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Welsh
Fair; Blessed; Form of Gwendolyn; Holy; White Wave
Female
English
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwyneth, GWENETH means "luck, happiness."Â
Female
Arthurian
, swelling white wave.
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English or Welsh (Bristol and Gwent)
English or Welsh (Bristol and Gwent) : perhaps a variant of Biss.German : from Middle Low German bēse ‘reed’, ‘bulrush’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who used reeds in his work, for example a brush maker.Americanized spelling of Biese, a North German variant of 2.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwyneth, GWENNETH means "luck, happiness."
Female
Welsh
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwendolen, GWENDOLINE means "white bow" or "white ring."
Female
English
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwen, GWENN means "fair, holy, white."
Female
Arthurian
, high lady.
Female
English
Welsh name derived from the word gwen, GWEN means "fair, holy, white." Also used as a short form of longer names containing gwen.
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of French Guinevere, the Arthurian legend name of Gwenhwyvach's sister, possibly composed of the elements gwen "fair, holy, white" and hwyfar "smooth, soft,"Â hence "white and smooth." There are other possibilities. It may come from Proto-Celtic *vindo-siabraid, GWENGWYVAR means "white phantom." Or, the names of the sisters may mean "Gwenhwy the Great" (Gwenhwy-vawr) and "Gwenhwy the Less" (Gwenhwy-vach). Gwenhwyvach and Gwenhwyvar did not get along well together; Triad 84 of the Culhwch states that the Battle of Camlann was caused by the enmity between the two sisters. Triad 53 lists the slap that Gwenhwyvach gave Gwenhwyvar as one of the "Three Harmful Blows of the Island of Britain." And Triad 54 describes how Mordred raided Arthur's court and threw Gwenhwyvar to the ground and beat her.Â
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English (Avon and Gwent)
English (Avon and Gwent) : habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Devon and Somerset.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name, possibly GWENHWYVACH means "Gwengwy the less." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the sister of Guinevere (Gwenhwyvar). She may have been wife to Mordred.
Female
Arthurian
, swelling white wave.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwenith, GWENYTH means "wheat."
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English (mainly Bristol and Gwent)
English (mainly Bristol and Gwent) : of uncertain origin, apparently a habitational name from some lost or unidentified place deriving its name from Old English seolfor ‘silver’ + þorn ‘thorn bush’.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name derived from the word gwenith, GWENITH means "wheat."
Female
Welsh
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwendolen, GWENDOLYN means "white bow" or "white ring."
Female
Welsh
Variant spelling of Welsh Gwenhwyvach, possibly GWENEVAK means "Gwengwy the less." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the sister of Guinevere (Gwenhwyvar). She may have been wife to Mordred.
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English (Bristol, Gwent)
English (Bristol, Gwent) : from Middle English tresor ‘treasure’, ‘wealth’, ‘riches’ (Old French trésor, from Latin thesaurus ‘hoard’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer or person in charge of financial administration, or an affectionate nickname for a loved or valued person.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gwenaël, GWENAËLLE means "holy and generous."
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