Gwendolynn
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning white ring; a form of Gwendolyn.
Gwendolynn by the numbers
Gwendolynn was given to 40 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Gwendolyn
Like Gwendolynn, each of these traces back to Gwendolyn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwendolynn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
- Gwendalynnfair, blessed; a modern respelling of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn8 in the US (2017)
- Gwendalynwhite ring or fair bow; a form of Gwendolyn17 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolenwhite ring; fair-browed4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwendelynwhite browed; a spelling variant of Gwendolyn10 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolinefair bow or white ring; form of gwendolyn9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Gwendolynn, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gwendolynn
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