Entry № 962 · Welsh origin

Bronwyn Bronwyn — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BRON-win /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"Fair breast, white-bosomed"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Welsh)

A name that means "fair breast, white-bosomed".

Bronwyn is a Welsh name from bron (breast) and gwyn (white, fair, blessed) — meaning "fair-breasted" or "white-bosomed." The Welsh spelling Bronwen (with E) is the traditional female form; Bronwyn (with Y) is the more common Anglicised spelling.

In Welsh mythology, Branwen (a related but distinct name) is one of the central figures of the medieval Welsh tale The Mabinogion — a princess whose marriage to the Irish king causes a war between Ireland and Wales.

Fair-breasted. A Welsh princess of the Mabinogion.

The name in its native script.

Bronwen
Transliteration
Bronwen
Pronunciation
/ ˈbrɒn.wɪn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bronwyn stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bronwyn · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bronwyns before her.

Real people
Bronwyn Bishop
Australian politician.
born 1942
In fiction
Branwen
Princess of the medieval Welsh Mabinogion.
Medieval Welsh

Names connected to Bronwyn.

The number behind Bronwyn.

9

The Humanitarian

Bronwyn reduces to nine — the number of legendary grace.

Why families chose this name.

"Welsh mythology. The Mabinogion. We carried the name from the book."
Bethan · Mother of one · Aberystwyth