Gwenda (given name)

Gwenda is a feminine given name of Welsh origin. It was apparently coined in the 20th century using the Welsh adjectives gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good", and may also be a variant of Gwendolen or a feminine form of Gwyndaf, a Welsh saint.[1][2]

The name was "regularly used until the 1960s, now rare."[3]

Notable people named Gwenda

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Mike Campbell: "Gwenda". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. "List of Welsh Forenames (A-M)". The “Cymru-Catalonia” (Wales-Catalonia) Website. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  3. Dunkling, Leslie; Gosling, William (1983), The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names, New York: Facts on File Publications, p. 111, ISBN 0-87196-274-8
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