Meaning and Origin of Gwendolen

The name Gwendolen is one of the best names that any parent can give their newly born baby girl. This is some kind of a legendary name whose history is very funny and unique.

The meaning of Gwendolen is “white ring”. This was the name of a Britons queen of the past. The queen is said to have fought with her husband and defeated him seriously in a battlefield. It is a very interesting kind of history, but that’s what history states.

This is to say that the bearer of this name was a heroine. She had done some extraordinary thing that no other lady or woman had ever done before. The popularity of Gwendolen is seen in Welsh history. She was King Arthur’s wife. The information above explains the heroic thing she did to her husband. In that sense, this name should be given to girls in society with the hope that they might become heroines in future. As they say, a name speaks much about a person; this is not an exception.

Variations of the Name

Often people with the name Gwendolen are called Gwen for short.

Popularity of the Name

According to statistics, the name is very unique and not popular (not in the top 100 baby girl’s name in Wales in 2013). This is to say that not many children in the world have been named Gwendolen.

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