Gwenaela

Also spelled as Gwenaella and Gwenaëla, this is a rare, elaborated form of Gwenael, a Breton name borne by a 6th-century saint. Made up of the elements gwenn meaning "blessed, white", and hael meaning "generous", Gwenaela is far less popular than its familiar (albeit slightly dated) French form, Gwenaelle.

Pronounced GWEH-NAH-EHL-UH.