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Gwendolyn
[
gwen
-dl-in
]
Origin
Gwen·do·lyn
/
ˈgwɛn
dl
ɪn
/
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[
gwen
-dl-in
]
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noun
a female given
name
: from a Welsh
word
meaning “white.”
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Gwendolyn
fem. proper name; the first element is Breton gwenn "white" (cf. Welsh gwyn, O.Ir. find, Gael. fionn, Gaul. vindo- "white, shining," lit. "visible"), from PIE base *weid-, *wid- "to see, know" (see
vision
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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