The name Gwynneth is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Gwynneth is: White. Fair. Happiness. Blessed.
Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff (originally Gruff) may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord".
Contribute your knowledge to the name Guinevere. ... Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth". In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur who engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.
Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can be a shortened form of Gwenhwÿfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as: Gwenaëlle (modern feminine form of Breton Gwenaël) Gwenda (explained as a compound of gwen "white, pure, blessed, holy" + da "good, well") Gwendolen.
Gwyn, Gwynn or Gwynne, are given names and surnames meaning "white" or/and "blessed" in Welsh and Cornish.
The name Griff is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Griff is: Fighting chief; fierce. The fierce Gryphon of Greek mythology and medieval legend was a creature with foreparts of an eagle and hindquarters of a lion.
Related names. Gwenn (Breton); Gwenno, Gwenog (medieval diminutives); Gwyn (masculine equivalent) Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy".
Guin Name Meaning. French: from a Germanic personal name or short form of various compound names formed with wini 'friend'.
Welsh name, the second element deriving from Welsh udd "lord, prince" but the first element being of uncertain meaning (possibly cryf "strong"). This was a common name among medieval Welsh royalty. Gruffudd (or Gruffydd) ap Llywelyn was an 11th-century Welsh ruler who fought against England.
Origin of the name Gwendolyn: English variant of the Welsh Gwendolen (fair-browed), a compound name composed of the elements gwen, gwyn (white, fair, blessed) and dolen (brows, eyebrows).
