Gwyn

Meaning white, Welsh

Gwyn is a Welsh name meaning "white" or "fair," used for both males and females.

As a given name, it appears independently or as a short form of names like Gwendolyn or Gwyneth.

In Welsh mythology, Gwyn ap Nudd is the king of the fairy realm and ruler of the underworld.

Welsh

Llewelyn

Welsh masculine name

Gaelic · Breton · Cornish · Eisteddfod

white

snow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

fair · pure · bright · luminous · frost · pearl · milk · lily · dove · swan

mythological

Wild Hunt

Mythic ghostly pursuit

faerie · spectral · hounds · king · huntsman · souls · supernatural

blessed

fortunate

Enjoying favorable circumstances

divine · sanctified · beatific · grace · blissful · anointed · hallowed · revered · exalted · auspicious

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GwynCiaran

Irish male name

Douglas · Kieran · Melanie · Maurice · Blake

mythological role

GwynRhiannon

Welsh mythological queen

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Family

Gwyneth

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