GWENDOLYN  

Gender: F
Origin: Variation of GWENDOLEN
Meaning: "white circle"

Popularity in 2008: #586

One variation that's more popular than the original, this somewhat old fashioned name might be in honor of poet Gwendolyn Brooks or may be a way to get to the modern short form Gwen.

Gwendolyn is being discussed in our message boards:

• You guys gave me the first name-Now Help Me with a Middle!
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Read Nameberry blog posts about Gwendolyn:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEROINE NAMES
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE