Gwen
f.
Welsh gwen 'fair, white; blessed' from Proto-Celtic *windo 'white'.
The name was popular in Wales and spread from there into England; many English examples come from counties bordering Wales.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1560 Gwen RegSASel p. 6
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1453 Gwen (nom) ArchCambIII p. 70;
1455 Gwen (nom) ibid. p. 72
- Welsh
- ● 1556 Gwen RegCon1 p. 12;
1560 Gwen ibid. p. 19;
1573 Gwen ibid. p. 27;
1580 Gwen ibid. p. 34;
1583 Gwen ibid. p. 39;
1589 Gwenne ibid. p. 56;
1590 Gwen ibid. p. 59;
1593 Gwen ibid. p. 67,
Gwenne ibid. p. 68;
1595 Gwen ibid. p. 73;
1597 Gwen ibid. p. 81
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gwen". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Gwen.