At a Glance
- Meaning
- Welsh variant of Guinevere, from gwen ('white, fair, blessed')
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- GAY-nor
Gaynor is a Welsh girl's name meaning “Welsh variant of Guinevere, from gwen ('white, fair, blessed')”.
Meaning & Origin of Gaynor
Meaning: Welsh variant of Guinevere, from gwen ('white, fair, blessed').
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Gaynor means 'white, fair one' Actually: Captures only half of Guinevere's compound name (gwen, 'white/fair') -- the second element (hwyfar) is uncertain and sometimes glossed 'phantom/spirit,' giving a fuller reading closer to 'white phantom.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gaynor
GAY-norIPA /ˈɡeɪnɔːr/
Popularity of Gaynor
Gaynor doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
