Gwenn
A girls’ name of Breton origin, meaning white, blessed; a form of Gwen.
Gwenn by the numbers
Gwenn was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 1955, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Gwen
Like Gwenn, each of these traces back to Gwen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gwennanfair, blessed; form of Gwen with diminutive suffix8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwenevierevariant of Gwyneth or Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gwenn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
- Gwynnwhite or blessed12 in the US (2017)
- Gwennofair or blessed; diminutive form of gwen9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwennavariant of Gwen, meaning fair or blessed5 in the US (2017)
- Gweniblessed; fair; a form of Gwen3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Glennavalley; a form of glenn11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Gwenn, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
- Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
- Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Gwenn, 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 Gwenn
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