Gwen

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Gwen

  • /ɡwɛn/

Rhymes with -ɛn

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A female given name from Welsh.

* Borrowed from Welsh Gwen.

* Clipping of Gwendolen. Doublet of Wendy.

* Clipping of Guinevere. Doublet of Jen.

proper noun Gwens

  1. A female given name from Welsh. Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl was a hit in 2004.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Gwendolen and Guinevere

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gwyn, quinn, tools, gwenllian, gweniver, gwendie, gwendolen, gwenhwyfar, gwendolyn, gwenda, gwyneth, gwynne, gwendoline, winifred, gwendi, gwynn

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MLA

"Gwen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gwen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gwen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gwen

Chicago

"Gwen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gwen.

BibTeX
@misc{gwen_2026,
  title = {Gwen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gwen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}