Gender | Feminine |
---|---|
Origin | |
Word/name | Welsh bron "breast" + -wen, soft mutation of gwen "fair""white" |
Other names | |
Related names | Branwen (associated by sound), Bronwyn (variant spelling – technically masculine) [1] |
Bronwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɔnwɛn]) is a Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name Branwen, which appears in medieval Welsh literature. [2] Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel How Green Was My Valley (1939). [1] [2]
Notable bearers of the name include:
Gender | Feminine |
---|---|
Origin | |
Word/name | Welsh bron "breast" + -wen, soft mutation of gwen "fair""white" |
Other names | |
Related names | Branwen (associated by sound), Bronwyn (variant spelling – technically masculine) [1] |
Bronwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɔnwɛn]) is a Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name Branwen, which appears in medieval Welsh literature. [2] Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel How Green Was My Valley (1939). [1] [2]
Notable bearers of the name include: