Gwyn
/ɡwɪn/noun
A Welsh name and adjective meaning white, fair, blessed, or holy.
Did you know?Gwyn is a genuine Welsh word-name tied to brightness and blessing, and it survives in famous names like Gwyn ap Nudd, the ruler of the Otherworld in Welsh myth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷeynos
“white, bright”
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*windos
“white, fair, blessed”
Old Welsh
OWelsh
gwyn
“white, fair, blessed”
Middle Welsh
MWelsh
gwyn
“white; blessed; holy”
Modern Welsh
Welsh
gwyn
“white, fair, blessed”
Modern English
English
Gwyn
“Welsh given name and surname”