Name:
Gwendolyn
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Welsh
Meaning:
Gwendolyn originates in Welsh language and means "blessed bow". Gwendolyn was the name of a character in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. In its variant spelling this was also the name of a fictional queen in the Historia Regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Until today, Gwendolyn has remained a fairly popular feminine given name in the United States.
Pronunciation:
GWEN-də-lin
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
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Famous Gwendolyn:
Gwendolyn Bennet : poet
Gwendolyn Brooks : poet
Gwendolyn Farnsworth : writer
Gwendolyn MacEwen : writer
Gwendolyn Parker : published author