Entry № 3919 · Welsh origin

Gwenllian Gwenllian — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GWEN-thlee-an /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"White-flowing (the Welsh warrior princess)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Medieval (Welsh)

A name that means "white-flowing (the welsh warrior princess)".

Gwenllian combines the Welsh gwen (white, fair) and llian (flowing). Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd (c. 1097-1136) was the Welsh princess and warrior who led the Welsh army into battle against the Normans at Kidwelly while her husband was away — killed in battle, she became a national symbol of Welsh resistance.

"Revenge for Gwenllian!" became a Welsh battle cry.

The Welsh warrior princess who led her army into battle.

The name in its native script.

Gwenllian
Transliteration
Gwenllian
Pronunciation
/ ˈɡwɛn.θli.ən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Gwenllian stands.

Gwenllian does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Gwenllians before her.

Real people
Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd
Welsh warrior princess.
c. 1097 – 1136
In fiction
Gwenllian
Symbol of Welsh resistance.

Names connected to Gwenllian.

The number behind Gwenllian.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Gwenllian reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.