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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Gwyn m. Welsh gwyn 'fair, white; blessed' from Proto-Celtic *windo 'white'.

Cf. Wynn for an English cognate.

Wales
Latin
● 1216xc1226 Gwin (gen) Pryce-1st; 1456 Gwyn (nom) ArchCambIII p. 258; 1457 Gwyn (nom) ibid. p. 259
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gwyn". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Gwyn.