Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gwenhwyfar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gwen-hwy-far
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Meaning

name

A female given name from Welsh, of rare usage, variant of Guinevere.

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Doublet of Jennifer.

Inflected Forms

Gwenhwyfars (plural) Guinevere (alternative) Guenhwyvar (alternative) Gwenhwyvar (alternative) Gwenhyvar (alternative) Gwenyver (alternative) Gwenyvere (alternative) Gwynhyvar (alternative)

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What does gwenhwyfar mean?: A female given name from Welsh, of rare usage, variant of Guinevere.
Where does gwenhwyfar come from?: Borrowed from Welsh Gwenhwyfar. Doublet of Jennifer.

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