Gwenhwyfar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Fair phantom or white spirit
Origin
Welsh
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
gwen-HWEE-var

Gwenhwyfar is a Welsh girl's name meaning “fair phantom or white spirit”. It appears in our list of 150+ Welsh Baby Girl Names That Sound Unlike Anything Else.

Meaning & Origin of Gwenhwyfar

Meaning: Fair phantom or white spirit.

Origin: Welsh.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gwenhwyfar

gwen-HWEE-varIPA /ɡwɛnˈhʊɨvar/

Popularity of Gwenhwyfar

Gwenhwyfar 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.

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