Gwen

See also: gwen and gwên

English

Etymology

A female given name from Welsh, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwɛn/

• Audio (Southern England)

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  Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Gwen

1. A female given name

   Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl was a hit in 2004.

Anagrams

• gnew

Breton

Proper noun

Gwen

1. Alternative form of Gwenn

Inflection

  Mutation of Gwen  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	Gwen	Wen	unchanged	Kwen
plural	Gw{{{3}}}	W{{{3}}}	unchanged	Kw{{{3}}}

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Gwen f

1. a female given name

Mutation

  Mutation of Gwen  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
Gwen	Wen	unchanged	Kwen	Hwen	Wen

Welsh

Etymology

From *windā 'white', feminine form of Proto-Celtic *windos. Cf. Welsh gwyn.

Proper noun

Gwen f

1. a female given name, the feminine form of Gwyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Gwen	Wen	Ngwen	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN