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Gwendolen

in the US

There are 518 people with the first name "Gwendolen" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Gwendolen 12,200
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  1. is 12,196th most common Es
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  5. is 12,200th most common Gwendolen
  6. is 12,201st most common Hays
  7. is 12,202nd most common Jamilla
  8. is 12,203rd most common Jennelle
  9. is 12,204th most common Jermiah

Most Common Last Names for Gwendolen

Williams, Davis, Harris, Johnson, Watson, Anderson, Bokine, Brown, Hamrick, Hines

Meaning & History

(female) (Welsh) name, borne, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, by the wife of a mythical Welsh king Locrine, who abandoned her for a German princess called Estrildis. Gwendolen in revenge had Estrildis and her daughter Sabrina drowned in the River Severn. The name is borne by one of the principal characters in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest (first performed in 1895). It became more widely used in the English-speaking world from the mid 19th century, though its popularity has waned since the 1930s.

Variants: Gwendolin(e), Gwendolyn(e); Gwendoline (formed under the influence of Caroline and other girls' names ending in -ine).

Recent Searches for "Gwendolen" in the US

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Gwendolen Williams (5 searches)
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