Forename Gwen

Around the world, Gwen (Gwen , גוון , غوين ) is a common principally feminine, but very infrequently boy's given name. The first name Gwen is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a common girly name, Bahamas, and Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Gwen is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Gwen

name Gwen, name Gwén, name Gwēn, name Gwèn, name جوين, name Bronwen, name Rhianwen, name 關, name Gwëñ, name Gwenn, name Gwën, name グェン, name גוון, name Венна, name Olwen, name غوين, name Gweñ, name Olwyn

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Gwen	Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States
גוון	Israel
غوين	Yemen

First names said to be same

Bronwen, Gwenn, Gweñ, Gwèn, Gwén, Gwën, Gwëñ, Gwēn, Olwen, Olwyn, Rhianwen, Венна, جوين, グェン, and 關

First name Gwen in the context

Gwen is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gwen Cooper , the fictional character from the television series Torchwood; Gwen Stacy , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, The Amazing Spider-Man; Gwen Stacy , the fictional character in Marc Webb's Amazing Spider-Man films, The Amazing Spider-Man; Gwen , the fictional character from the Total Drama television series, Total Drama Island and Gwen Raiden , the fictional character from the television series Angel, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	gwen Cornish-Welsh saint, GB (b. 463)
	gwen ferch cynyr queen of Cerniw and saint, GB (b. 600)
	gwen ferch ellis first woman on record tried for witchcraft in Wales, GB (b. 1550)
	gwen jones mother of 'Talhaiarn', GB (b. 1777)
	gwen john Welsh painter (1876-1939), GB (b. 1876)
	gwen ffrangcon-davies actress (1891-1992), GB (b. 1891)
	gwen farrar revue and music-hall comedian (1899-1944) (b. 1899)
	gwen utz Australian tennis player, AU (b. 1900)
	gwen foster American musician, US (b. 1903)
	gwen lee actress, model (1904-1961), US (b. 1904)
	gwen sterry British tennis player, GB (b. 1905)
	gwen lux American artist, US (b. 1908)
	gwen robinson awsumb American politician and social activist (1915-2003), US (b. 1915)
	gwen gaze actress, AU (b. 1915)
	gwen fleming Australian physician, AU (b. 1916)