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Meaning

The name Gwyneth has the following meaning:

A fortunate and blessed girl. Derived from Welsh gwynaeth "happiness". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Gwynedd. Common in Wales since the 19th century.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

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

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

The name Gwyneth is pronounced as gwin-uth

Origins

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

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Gwyneth and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gwyneth: Boys - Gavin, Newlin, Trevor, Girls - Caron, Decia, Glenna, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Gwyneth are: Gwen, Wendy

Style

We think the name Gwyneth 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 Gwyneth to be: A sexy and gentle woman

In one word, you might describe Gwyneth as a(n) "gentle" person.

See other "gentle" names for girls.

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Famous persons

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

Gwyneth Strong, born on 2 December, a famous actress. Gwyneth Strong's background: An English actress. She first appeared in Royal Court's production 'Live Like Pigs' at the afe of eleven. In 1973 she appeared in the horror film Nothing But The Night as Mary Valley, and was a regular in the children's TV series The Flockton Flyer in 1977/78 as Jan Carter.

Gwyneth Powell, born on 15 November, a famous actress. Gwyneth Powell's background: An English actress who played the role of Bridget McCluskey in the TV series Grange Hill for eleven seasons from 1981-1991. She has also appeared in other television programmes such as Heartbeat, Echo Beach, A Touch of Frost and Father Brown.

Gwyneth Paltrow, born on 27 September, a famous actress. Gwyneth Paltrow's background: An American actress. Her films include such successes as Se7en (1995), Emma (1996), and Sliding Doors (1998). Her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998) brought her widespread recognition; she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress and as a member of the Outstanding Cast, among other awards and nominations.
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