Gwendolyn
Old Welsh name
Gwendolyn is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white ring" or "fair bow." It has an old-fashioned, literary quality, appearing in Arthurian legend and Victorian poetry.
Common nicknames include Gwen, Wendy, and Lynn.
The name saw peak popularity in mid-twentieth-century America: Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Welsh seat of government
Belonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
refined · aristocratic · distinguished · traditional · formal · dignified · nostalgic · timeless
Cardiff
Welsh seat of government
daffodil · leek · dragon · bard · Pembroke · corgi · Welsh · Rhiannon
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
elegant · refined · aristocratic · distinguished · traditional · formal · dignified · nostalgic · timeless · ladylike
poetry
Metrical literary composition
- Harlem RenaissanceBlack arts explosion, 1920s
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- verseMetered poetic passage
ballad · sonnet · Wilde · Arthurian · medieval · romance · heroine · protagonist · character
Wendy
English feminine name