Gwyn (name)

Gwyn

Pronunciation	/ˈɡwin/
Gender	Unisex (originally male)
Language(s)	English, Welsh
Origin
Language(s)	Old Welsh
Word/name	from Welsh Gwyn, is a male name and pronounced Gwin ("white, bright, fair, pure, blessed, holy")
Meaning	"white, holy"
Region of origin	Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)	Gwynne Gwynn Guinn
Related names	Gwyneth, Gwen, Gwendolen

Gwynn, Gwynne, Guinn or Gwyn, are given names meaning "white" or/and "blessed" in Welsh and Cornish.

Gwyn and its variants are male given names, indicated by the spelling using 'y' rather than 'e'. 'Gwen' or 'Gwendolen' are female equivalents. 'Gwyneth' can cause confusion, as this is a female name with apparently male spelling, however, this name has a different etymological origin [ibid].

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Gwyn Ashton (born 1961), Welsh musician
• Gwyn A. Beattie, American plant pathologist
• Gwyn Coogan (born 1965), American educator, mathematician, and former Olympic runner
• Gwyn Cready (born 1962), American author
• Gwyn Davies (rugby) (1908–1992), Welsh rugby player
• Gwyn Davies (1919–1995), Welsh cricketer
• Gwynne Dyer (born 1943), Canadian journalist
• Gwyn Evans (footballer) (1935–2000), Welsh footballer
• Gwyn Evans (rugby union) (born 1957), Welsh rugby player
• Gwynn Evans (1915–2001), Welsh cricketer
• Gwynne Evans (1880–1965), American swimmer
• Gwynne Owen Evans (1940–1964), English murderer (real name: John Robson Walby), one of the last two men to be executed in the United Kingdom.
• Gwyn Francis (1896–1987), Welsh rugby player
• Gwynne Geyer, American opera singer
• Gwynne Gilford (born 1946), American actress
• Gwyn Griffin (1922–1967), English novelist
• J. Gwyn Griffiths (1911–2004), Welsh poet
• Gwynn ap Gwilym (1950–2016), Welsh poet
• Gwyn Headley (born 1946), British businessman
• Gwynne Herbert, British actress
• Gwynne Howell (born 1938), Welsh opera singer
• Gwyn Hughes (disambiguation)
• Gwyn Jones (disambiguation)
• Gwynne Jones (born 1945), Zimbabwe-born English cricketer
• Gwynn Parry Jones (1891–1963), Welsh opera singer
• T. Gwynn Jones (1871–1949), Welsh poet
• Gwyn Martin (1921–2001), Welsh photographer and pharmacist
• Gwyn Manning (1915–2003), Welsh footballer
• Gwyn Morgan, Canadian businessman
• Gwyn Morgan (civil servant) (1934–2010) British Labour Party official and EU civil servant
• Gwyn Morgan (writer) (born 1954), Welsh author
• Gwyn Morgans (born 1932), Welsh former professional footballer
• Gwynn Murrill (born 1942), American sculptor
• Gwyn Nicholls (1874–1939), Welsh rugby union player
• Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (1935–2013), Australian ceramic artist
• Gwyn R Price, Welsh politician
• Gwyn Prosser (born 1943), British politician
• Gwynne Pugh, Welsh-born American architect
• Gwyn Richards (1905–1985), Welsh rugby player
• Gwyn Richards (cricketer) (born 1951), Welsh cricketer
• Gwyn Roberts, American musician
• Gwyn Rowlands (1928–2010), English rugby player
• Gwyn Hyman Rubio (born 1949), American author
• Gwyn Singleton (1933–2021), Scottish pioneer
• Gwyn Shea (born 1937), American politician
• Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American actress
• Gwynne Shotwell (born 1963), American businesswoman
• Gwyn Staley (1927–1958), American race car driver
• Gwyn Thomas (disambiguation)
• Gwyn R. Tompkins (1861–1938), American horse trainer
• Gwyn Williams (disambiguation)
• Gwyn A. Williams (1925–1995), Welsh historian
• Gwynn Williams (disambiguation)
• W. S. Gwynn Williams (1896–1978), British musician

Surname

• Aaron Gwyn (born 1972), American novelist
• Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), American philanthropist and socialite
• Alice Gwynne, birth name of Kiki Preston (1898–1946), American socialite
• Andrew Gwynne (born 1974), British politician
• Anisha Nicole Gwynn (born 1985), American singer better known as Anisha Nicole or Nee-Nee Gwynn (daughter of Tony Sr.)
• Anne Gwynne (1918–2003), American actress
• Arlissa Guinn, birth name of Arlissa Veliz (born 1983), mother of King Scott I of Lavari
• Arthur Gwynn (1874–1898), Irish cricketer and rugby player
• Aubrey Gwynn (1892–1983), Irish historian
• Bill Gwynne (1913–1991), New Zealand cricket umpire
• Charles Gwynn (1870–1962), Irish-born British Army officer
• Chris Gwynn (born 1964), American baseball player
• Darbi Gwynn, American actress
• David Gwynn (1861–1910), Welsh rugby player
• David Gwynne (1904–1934), Welsh cricketer
• Denis Rolleston Gwynn (1893–1973), Irish journalist
• Edward Gwynn (1868–1941), Irish literary scholar
• Edward Castres Gwynne (1811–1888), Australian lawyer
• Eirwen Gwynn (1916–2007), Welsh nationalist, teacher, scientist, writer
• Emlyn Gwynne (1898–1962), Welsh rugby player
• Francis Gwyn (1648–1734), Welsh politician
• Fred Gwynne (1926–1993), American actor
• Gareth Gwynn, Welsh entertainer
• George Gwynne (c. 1623–1673), Welsh politician
• Glen Gwynne (born 1972), Australian soccer player
• Haydn Gwynne (born 1957), English actress
• Herbert Britton Gwyn (1873–1934), American newspaper editor
• Horace Gwynne (1912–2001), Canadian boxer
• Howel Gwyn (1806–1888), British politician
• Howell Gwynne (disambiguation)
• Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865–1950), British author and newspaper editor
• Jack Gwynne (1895–1969), American illusionist
• James Gwyn (1828–1906), American Civil War soldier
• Jason Gwynne, British journalist
• John Gwynne (disambiguation)
• John David Gwynn (1907–1998), Irish cricketer
• John Tudor Gwynn (1881–1956), Irish cricketer
• John Wellington Gwynne (1814–1902), puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
• John W. Gwynne (1889–1972), seven-term Republican U.S. Representative
• Jovaughn Gwyn (born 1999), American football player
• Julia Gwynne (1856–1954), English opera singer
• Letitia Gwynne (born 1962), Northern Irish journalist
• Llewellyn Gwynne (1863–1957), the first Anglican Bishop of Egypt and Sudan
• Lucius Gwynn (1873–1902), Irish rugby player
• Lucy Gwynn (1866-1947), first Lady Registrar in Dublin
• Marcus Gwyn (born 1977), American baseball player
• Mark Gwyn, American law enforcement officer
• Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769), influential Welsh Methodist
• Michael Gwynn (1916–1976), British actor
• Michael C. Gwynne (born 1942), American actor
• Nathaniel Gwynne (1849–1883), American Civil War soldier
• Nell Gwynne (1650–1687), long-time mistress of King Charles II
• Nevile Gwynne, British grammarian
• Owen Gwyn (died 1633), Welsh priest
• Patrick Gwynne (1913–2003), British architect
• Peter Gwynne (1929–2011), New Zealand-born Australian actor
• Phillip Gwynne (born 1958), Australian author
• R. S. Gwynn (born 1948), American poet
• Richard Gwyn (disambiguation)
• Robert Gwynn (1877–1962), Irish cricketer
• Roland Gwynne (1882–1971), mayor of Eastbourne and lover of suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams
• Rowland Gwynne (c. 1658–1726), Welsh politician
• Rupert Gwynne (1873–1924), British politician
• S. C. Gwynne, American writer
• Sam Gwynne (born 1987), English footballer
• Sandra Gwyn (1935–2000), Canadian journalist
• Sarah Gwynne, birth name of Sarah Wesley (1726–1822), influential Welsh Methodist
• Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950), Irish journalist
• Tony Gwynn (1960–2014), American baseball player and Hall of Fame member
• Tony Gwynn Jr. (born 1982), American baseball player and son of Tony (Sr.)
• Walter Gwynn (1802–1882), American engineer
• William Gwynn (1856–1897), Welsh rugby player
• Woody Gwyn (born 1944), American artist

See also

• James O'Gwynn (1928–2011), American musician
• Peter Gwynn-Jones (1940–2010), English officer of arms
• Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982), English painter
• Helen Gwynne-Vaughan (1879–1967), English botanist
• Carol Bishop-Gwyn, Canadian writer