Bronwyn

Welsh
"white breast"

Bronwyn Origin and Meaning

The name Bronwyn is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "white breast".

One of the loveliest of the Welsh names, striking the perfect balance between being familiar and unusual. In Wales, the female spelling is always Bronwen, but Americans usually see a "y" as adding femininity.

# 811 on Nameberry

Bronwyn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Bronwyn Popularity

Famous People Named Bronwyn

  • Bronwyn Joy Oliver
    Australian sculptor
  • Bronwyn Bancroft
    Australian fashion designer
  • Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop
    Australian Speaker of the House
  • Bronwyn Thompson
    Australian Olympic long jumper
  • Bronwyn Eagles
    Australian Olympic hammer thrower
  • Bronwyn Lorelei
    American artist
  • Bronwyn Papineau
    Canadian beauty vlogger and blogger
  • Bronwyn FitzSimons
    daughter of actress Maureen O'Hara
  • Bronwyn Golden Vance (b. 2006)
    daughter of actors Courtney Vance and Angela Bassett; twin of brother Slater Josiah

Bronwyn in Pop Culture

  • Bronwyn Craig
    character from Australian TV series "All Saints"
  • Bronwyn Davies
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Bronwyn Bruntley
    character from the book series "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"
  • Bronwyn Rojas
    character in the novel "One of Us is Lying" by Karen McManus