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Gwyneth (female)

Derivative(s):Cheryth (F)
Can be spelt:Gwenyth (F)
Masculine form:Gwynedd (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes: Welsh, derived from the male forename from the region of that name in north Wales.

It is possible that the name may have been derived from "wheat", a poetic pet name for "a favourite".
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