Gwendolen

Gwendolen \gwen-do-len, gw-endol-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Gwendolen is pronounced in English as GWEHNDahLihN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Gwendolen: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)"

What is the origin of Gwendolen?

Gwendolen's language of origin is Welsh. It is used predominantly in English and Welsh. The name Gwendolen means 'white circle, moon'. Derived from gwen which means 'white, fair, blessed, holy' ; dolen which means 'ring, bow'. The name was borne by a moon goddess in medieval legend. It was also the name of the wife of the legendary King Locrinus of the Britons, as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. In Arthurian legend, it was borne by the wife of Merlin the sorcerer. It was later made known as the name of a central character in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), leading to its popularity with English speakers in the 19th century. Gwendolen has 26 forms. Forms of the name comprise meaning of Guendolen (used in Welsh too), Gwena name variations, nicknames for Gwendaly, nicknames for Gwendela, name Gwendeth, Gwendi meaning of name, Gwendolin meaning (used in German and Welsh too), name Gwendoly meaning, baby name Gwendolyne (used in Welsh too), Gwendolynn name popularity, Gwenna name popularity, name Gwinn meaning, name Gwyneth meaning, Gwynn meaning and origin, Gwynne definition, nicknames for Wenda, Wendie meaning and origin, Wendoline meaning, and Wendolyn definition. Other English forms comprise the contracted forms Gwen name popularity (used in Welsh too) and Gwenda definition, the diminutive Wendy meaning of name (used in Dutch and German too), and the spelling variants Gwendaline name, Gwendalyn name, name Gwendoline meaning (used in French, German, and Welsh too), and what does the name Gwendolyn mean (used in Welsh too).

A famous person named Gwendolen is Painter, Gwen John, born Gwendolen Mary John 22 June 1876 - 18 September 1939, Haverfordwest, Wales.

List of baby names that sound like Gwendolen:

the English and Welsh Gwendolyn name, the English and Welsh Guendolen meaning, the English Gwendaline meaning, the English Gwendalyn meaning, the English, German, and Welsh Gwendolin meaning, the English, French, German, and Welsh what does the name Gwendoline mean, the English and Welsh Gwendolyne name, the English Gwendolynn meaning, and the name short names for Gundelina.

The baby name Gwendolen fun facts:

The name Gwendolen in reverse order is "Nelodnewg".

The numerological value of the name Gwendolen is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Gwendolen?

Gwendolen is not in the top girl names in USA.