Gwen - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Gwen \g-wen\ is pronounced gwyn. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "fair, white, blessed, holy". Short form of Gwendolyn and Guinevere. Often used as an independent name, Pop singer Gwen Stefani.

Gwen has 3 variant forms: Gwenn, Gwyn and Gwynn.

Baby names that sound like Gwen are Gwin, Geena, Gene, Gena, Gwenny, Gwenni, Gwenna and Gwinn.

Gwen is a very popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gwen. Compare Gwen with related baby names.