Gwen
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A female given name from Welsh, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɡwɛn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Proper noun[edit]
Gwen
- A female given name
- Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl was a hit in 2004.
Anagrams[edit]
Breton[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gwen
- Alternative form of Gwenn
Inflection[edit]
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Mutation of Gwen
Cornish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Gwen f
- a female given name
Mutation[edit]
Mutation of Gwen
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *windā 'white', feminine form of Proto-Celtic *windos. Cf. Welsh gwyn.
Proper noun[edit]
Gwen f
- a female given name, the feminine form of Gwyn
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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