Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, a variant of the mostly feminine version Bronwen/
Branwen
Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr is a major character in the Second Branch of the ''Mabinogi'', which is sometimes called the "Mabinogi of Branwen" after her.
Branwen is a daughter of Llŷr and Penarddun. She is married to Matholwch, King of Ireland, ...
, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from ''bran'', raven, and ''bron'' ("
breast
The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of a primate's torso. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues.
In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secret ...
") and 'g'''wen'' ("white, fair, blessed)".''Behind the Name'' "Given Name Bronwen" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. Because the suffix ''- wyn'' is grammatically masculine in Welsh, Bronwyn is a spelling generally only used for female names in the
English-speaking world
Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...
outside
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. The name may refer to:
People
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Bronwyn Bancroft
Bronwyn Bancroft (born 1958) is an Aboriginal Australian artist, and among the first Australian fashion designers invited to show her work in Paris. Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, and trained in Canberra and Sydney, Bancroft worked as a ...
(born 1958), Australian artist
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Bronwyn Bishop
Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (née Setright; born 19 October 1942) is an Australian former politician. She was a member of federal parliament for almost 30 years, the longest period of service by a woman. A member of the Liberal Party, she was a mi ...
(born 1942), Australian politician
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Bronwyn Calver
Bronwyn Lianne Calver (born 22 September 1969 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played as an all-rounder for the national team. She participated in two World Cups, in 1993 and in 1997, and was part of the ...
(born 1969), Australian cricketer
* Bronwyn Drainie (born 1945), Canadian journalist
* Bronwyn Eagles (born 1980), Australian athlete
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Bronwyn Eyre
Bronwyn Olivia Eyre is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election.Bronwyn Halfpenny (born 1963), Australian politician
* Bronwyn Hayward, New Zealand political scientist
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Bronwyn Hill
Bronwyn Hill CBE (born 1960) is a former British civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Hill was born in Bradford in 1960 and educated at St Anthony's School and St Jos ...
(born 1960), British civil servant
*
Bronwyn Labrum
Bronwyn Labrum is a New Zealand cultural historian and author.
Labrum was born and raised in Whanganui, and attended Whanganui High School. She received a BA Hons and M.A. in history at Massey University, and was deputy editor of the student ...
, New Zealand cultural historian and author
*
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen is a South African writer, editor, publisher and professor. She is the co-founder of the publisher Fourthwall Books and owns a bookstore called Edition. She acts as the primary editor for works on law and history of South Afr ...
, South African writer, editor, publisher and professor
*
Bronwyn Lea
Bronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor.
Biography
Born in Tasmania, Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University. She completed a PhD titled "The way ...
(born 1969), Australian writer
* Bronwyn Lundberg, American digital artist and painter
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Bronwyn Mayer
Bronwyn Lee Mayer-Smith (born 3 July 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Mayer married Damian Smith in January 2001. Mayer competed on the team in the 2004 Summer Olympi ...
(born 1974), Australian water polo player
*
Bronwyn Oliver
Bronwyn Joy Oliver (née Gooda, 22 February 1959 – 10 July 2006) was an Australian sculptor whose work primarily consisted of metalwork. Oliver was raised in rural New South Wales. She trained at Sydney's Alexander Mackie College of Ad ...
(1959–2006), Australian sculptor
* Bronwyn Pike (born 1956), Australian politician
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Bronwyn Thompson
Bronwyn Thompson (born 29 January 1978 in Rockhampton, Australia) is a long jumper from Australia. She was the former Commonwealth record holder and holds the Australian record for the long jump. She has been ranked as high as number two in the ...
(born 1978), Australian athlete
Fictional characters
*Bronwyn, a fictional virgin bride from the 1965
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.
As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...
movie, ''
The War Lord
''The War Lord'' is a 1965 American drama historical film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston. The film, which concerns medieval warfare and culture in 11th-century Normandy, is an adaptation of the play ''The Lovers' ...
''
*
Bronwyn Davies
Bronwyn Davies is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Rachel Friend. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 July 1988. Bronwyn is the sister of Sharon Davies. Bronwyn ...
, in the Australian television series ''Neighbours''
*Bronwyn Bruntley, in the book series ''Miss Peregrine'', and in the film ''
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' is a contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination of narrative and a mix of vernacular and found photography from the personal archives ...
''
*Bronwyn Rojas, in the book ''One of Us Is Lying'' by Karen M. McManus
*Bronwyn, in the American television series
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
, is Kim Kil Whan's daughter and Jake and Lady Rainicorn's granddaughter
*Bronwyn Jones, in the British animated television series
Fireman Sam
''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...
, titular Sam's sister-in-law, mother of James and Sarah
*Bronwyn, is a character played by
Nazanin Boniadi
Nazanin Boniadi (; fa, نازنین بنیادی, ; born 22 May 1980) is an Iranian-British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she went to university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as ...
in ''
The Rings of Power
''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' is an American fantasy television series developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien, the ...
'' television series by Amazon Studios. The character does not appear in the Legendarium, and was created for the show.