Details for the forename Gwen

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Gwen (female)


Diminutive for:	Gwenda (F) Gwendolen (F) Gwenfrewi (F) Gwenhwyfar (F) Gwenllian (F) Gwenyth (F)
Masculine form:	Gwyn (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English diminutive for Gwendolen and Welsh diminutive for Gwenllian, occasionally a given name in its own right. Gwen is also a diminutive or pet name for Welsh names including the element -gwen/gwyn-, "white, fair, holy".