Gender Masculine
Usage Breton

Meaning & History

Derived from Breton gwenn meaning "white, blessed" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Gwenneg was an 8th-century monk of Brittany.

Related Names

VariantWinoc
Feminine FormGwenn
Other Languages & CulturesFinn(Dutch) Finn(English) Finn, Fynn(German) Finn, Finnian, Fionn, Fionnán(Irish) Finn, Fionn, Fion(Irish Mythology) Finn, Finnén, Finnán(Old Irish) Gwyn, Wyn, Gwynn, Wynn, Wynne(Welsh) Gwyn(Welsh Mythology)

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Entry updated June 9, 2023