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Gwendolin

Quick answerThe name 'Gwendolin' means "white ring" or "blessed ring," derived from the Welsh elements *gwen* ("white, fair, blessed") and *dolen* ("ring, bow").

Welsh · Girl · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#7,805
TrendVintage
Peak year1951
Syllables3
OriginWelsh
LanguageWelsh
CultureWelsh
Letters9
Numerology4 Chaldean 3
Global rank#964

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Gwendolin

The name 'Gwendolin' means "white ring" or "blessed ring," derived from the Welsh elements *gwen* ("white, fair, blessed") and *dolen* ("ring, bow").

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Etymology

The name 'Gwendolin' means "white ring" or "blessed ring," derived from the Welsh elements *gwen* ("white, fair, blessed") and *dolen* ("ring, bow"). It is primarily used in Welsh and English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association, and gained historical prominence through figures like the legendary Welsh queen Gwendolen in Geoffrey of Monmouth's *Historia Regum Britanniae*.

Gwendolin currently ranks #7,805 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1951.

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