Gwyneth

Gwyneth
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈɡwɨ̞nɛθ]
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Meaning	uncertain; first element may be Welsh gwyn "white", but see Etymology of Gwynedd
Other names
Related names	Gwenith, Gwenyth, Gwynedd, Venetia

Gwyneth is a Welsh feminine given name. It is borne by the following people:

Gwyneth Boodoo, an American psychologist and expert on educational measurement
Gwyneth Cravens, an American novelist and journalist
Gwyneth Dunwoody (1930–2008), a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), a Welsh language poet and musician
Gwyneth Herbert (born 1981), a British singer-songwriter and composer
Gwyneth Hughes, British screenwriter and documentary director
Gwyneth Jones (novelist) (born 1952), a British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic
Gwyneth Jones (soprano) DBE (born 1936), a Welsh soprano
Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), a Welsh poet, and the first National Poet for Wales
Gweneth Molony (born 1932), Australian figure skater
Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), an American actress
Gwyneth Powell (born 1946), an English actress
Gwyneth Rees (born 1968), a British author of children's books
Gwyneth Scally, a visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States
Gwyneth Stallard, British mathematician
Gwyneth Strong (born 1959), an English actress
Gwyneth Walker (born 1947), an American composer

Gwyneth is also the name of the following fictional characters:

a character in the Fur Fighters video game
the title character of Gwyneth and the Thief, a young adult historical romance novel written by Margaret Moore
Gwyneth, a character in the Dragonlance novel The Legend of Huma
Gwynneth, an Australian Masked Owl from the Wolves of the Beyond fantasy novel series by Kathryn Lasky

See also