73%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Breton Meaning & History From the Breton phrase Noyal Gwenn meaning "holy one from Noyal". This was the epithet of a 6th-century saint and martyr from Brittany. PopularityDetails Last ranked #119 in 2003 Belgium Last ranked #457 in 2013 France People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious Categories martyrs, saints, songwriters