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Meaning

The name Gwendolyn has the following meaning:

Fair or "white circle".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Gwendolyn is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 623 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Gwendolyn rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 585 in the Top 1000 charts.

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

Pronunciation

The name Gwendolyn is pronounced as gwen-do-lin

Origins

Gwendolyn originates from the Welsh language.
See other suggested Welsh girl baby names.

Related names

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

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Gwendolyn are: Gwen, Wendy

Style

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

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Impression

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

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

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Gwendolyn (or its variants) are:

Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen, born on 1 September, a famous novelist. Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen's background: A Canadian novelist and poet. During her lifetime she wrote 26 books.

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, born on 7 June, a famous poet. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks's background: An African-American poet.

Gwendolyn Britt, born on 29 November, a famous politician. Gwendolyn Britt's background: A member of the Maryland State Senate, first elected in 2003, to represent District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, winning with 99.4
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