Gwen

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See also: gwen and gwên

English

Etymology

A female given name from Welsh, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
    Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Gwen

  1. A female given name
    Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl was a hit in 2004.

Anagrams

Breton

Proper noun

Gwen

  1. Alternative form of Gwenn

Inflection

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  Mutation of Gwen  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular Gwen Wen unchanged Kwen
plural Gw{{{3}}} W{{{3}}} unchanged Kw{{{3}}}

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Gwen f

  1. a female given name

Mutation

  Mutation of Gwen  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
Gwen Wen unchanged Kwen Hwen Wen

Welsh

Etymology

From *windā 'white', feminine form of Proto-Celtic *windos. Cf. Welsh gwyn.

Proper noun

Gwen f

  1. a female given name, the feminine form of Gwyn

Mutation

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

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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