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Gwenhwyfar (female)

Variants:Jennifer (F)
Diminutive(s):Gwen (F)
Derivative(s):Gaenor (F) Gaynor (F) Guinevere (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes: Welsh "white, fair, holy" + "soft", from which Guinevere" is derived.
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