At a Glance: Name: Bronwen – Meaning: fair/white breast – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BRON-wen
Bronwen is a Welsh girl's name meaning “fair/white breast”. It appears in 6 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bronwen
Meaning: Fair/white breast.
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Often glossed as 'pure heart' or 'white breast' Actually: 'Pure heart' is a softened, inaccurate simplification; the literal Welsh compound is bron ('breast') + (g)wen ('white/fair/blessed'), not 'heart.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bronwen
Phonetic: BRON-wen IPA: /ˈbrɑːnwɛn/
Popularity of Bronwen
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1941–2022.
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