Gwendolyn Ryelle

Meaning: Gwendolyn is derived from the Welsh words "gwen" and "dolen" or "dolyn". Both words have multiple possible meanings. The word "gwen" can mean "white", "fair" or "blessed".[1] The word "dolen" can mean "ring",[1] "bow"[2] or less commonly "brow",[3] "moon"[4] or "hair".[5] Thus, Gwendolyn may mean "White Ring", "Fair Brow" or any other combination.

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Origin:   The name Gwendolyn is a modification of the name Guendoloena, a fictional queen in the Historia Regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1135. Geoffrey also used the name in his Vita Merlini to refer to a different character, Merlin's wife; the metre shows that he pronounced the name as a pentasyllable, Guĕndŏlŏēnă, with the "gu" pronounced "gw". Spelled Gwendoloena, the name appears as that of Arthur's queen Guinevere in the Latin romance De Ortu Waluuanii. Arthur Hutson has suggested that Geoffrey misread the masculine Old Welsh name Guendoleu as Guendolen, and then chose to Latinize it.[6] The first records of a real person being named Gwendolen appear in the 19th century. Gwendoline was in use in England in the 1860s, and Gwendolen appeared inDaniel Deronda, written by George Eliot and published in serialized form 1874-6.[6]

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Nicknames:  Gwen, Wendy, Lynn, Wynne, Gwennie

Variant spellings: Gwendolen, Guendolen, Gwendolynne

Personally, I like the name Gwendolyn because it sounds elegant and old-fashioned. Yet, it also has such a unique spelling as to give it a modern look. In my favorite names list, I have it paired with the middle name "Ryelle"

I actually thought that I had made this name up...but then I googled it, and it is actually a name! :) Apparently it is undecided whether Ryelle is a boy or a girl's name, but I like it either way. It doesn't really have any meaning or history...or else I would give more information about it.

The name "Gwendolyn Ryelle" makes me envision a princess... But maybe I'm just being a romantic ;)