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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Welsh; and the pattern is *wyn*.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cadewyn m Welsh
Possibly 'white warrior' or 'pure warrior'. In Welsh cade can be interpreted as warring, and wyn as white or fair
Cedwyn m Welsh
From St. Cedwyn.
Ceirwyn m Welsh
Variant of Caerwyn.
Cenwyn m Welsh
From wyn meaning, "blessed" or "white."
Corwyn m Welsh
Variant of Corwynn.
Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".
Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.
Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]
Elwyn m Welsh
Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
Erwyn m Welsh
Welsh name, composed by "gwerd" and "gwyn", with the meaning of "green and white".
Eurwyn m Welsh
Masculine form of Eurwen.
Gerwyn m Welsh
Means "rough and white" in Welsh.
Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."
Gwanwyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".
Gwynach f Welsh
Welsh name meaning felicity
Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by gwyn and nant. Means "white valley".
Gwyndaf m Celtic, Welsh
Celtic saint name.
Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.
Gwynfryn m Welsh
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements bryn - meaning "hill", and gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [more]
Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.
Gwynneth f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth.
Gwynno m Welsh
Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]
Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]
Halwyn m Welsh
Means "salt" in Welsh.
Haulwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh elements haul meaning "sun" and gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed."
Hywyn m Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Hywel. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Hywyn (d. 516) who founded Aberdaron in Gwynedd, Wales and was a patron of churches in Western England.
Kelwyn m Welsh
Perhaps derived from the welsh "kel", meaning "little Church" and "wyn", meaning "friend", with the complessive meaning of "friend of Church".
Llewyn m English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Llewelyn. The Welsh -yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [more]
Maelgwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Altered form of Maelgwn.
Malwyn m Welsh
Variant of Maldwyn.
Sadwyn m Welsh
Variant form of Sadwen. A known bearer of this name is Sadwyn Brophy (b. 1996), a New Zealand actor.
Sulwyn m Welsh
Appears to be a form of Welsh Sulgwyn "Pentecost, Whitsunday" (literally "white Sunday", from (Dydd) Sul "Sunday, day of the sun" + gwyn "white, holy, blessed")... [more]
Swyn f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "spell, charm" in Welsh, ultimately from Latin signum "sign".
Tanwyn m Welsh
Means "white fire", derived from Welsh tân "fire" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.
Tegwyn m Welsh
Variant of Tecwyn.