Details for the forename Gwyneth

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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".