Gwendolin
Welsh · Girl · 3 syllables
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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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