Meaning of name Gwen

The name Gwen has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Gwen is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gwen in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Gwen is very likely a(n) Welsh variant of the name Gwendolyn. See other suggested Welsh girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Gwendolyn.

The following names are baby names related to Gwen and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gwen: Boys - Cedric, Evan, Merlin, Merlyn, Mervyn, Girls - Ariana, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer

The name Gwen is a variant of Gwendolyn. Other popular variants of the name Gwendolyn are: Guendolen, Guendolin, Guendolinn, Guendolynn, Guenna, Guennola, Gwen, Gwenda, Gwendaline, Gwendalyn, Gwendelyn, Gwendi, Gwendolen, Gwendolene, Gwendolin, Gwendoline, Gwendoloena, Gwendolynn, Gwendolynne, Gwener, Gwenette, Gwenllian, Gwenn, Gwenna, Gwenndolen, Gwenni, Gwennie, Gwenny, Gwylan, Gwyn, Gwynda, Gwyndolen, Gwyndolin, Gwyndolyn, Gwynn, Gwynna, Gwynne

We think the name Gwen should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gwen to be: Free spirited and smart woman

In one word, you might describe Gwen as a(n) "smart" person.

See other "smart" names for girls.