Gwyneth (sometimes Gweneth or Gwynyth) is a Welsh 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 f ...

which derives from the kingdom of

Gwynedd Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...

. It gained popularity, first in Wales and then across the English speaking world, in the 19th century. This may have been the result of author Ann Harriet Hughes, who adopted ''Gwyneth Vaughan'' as her pen name. Notable people: * Gwyneth Boodoo, American psychologist and expert on educational measurement * Gwyneth Cravens, American novelist and journalist *

Gwyneth Dunwoody Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February ...

(1930–2008), Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom * Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), Welsh language poet and musician *

Gwyneth Herbert Gwyneth Herbert (born 26 August 1981) is a British singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Initially known for her interpretation of jazz and swing standards, she is now established as a writer of original compo ...

(born 1981), British singer-songwriter and composer * Gwyneth Ho (born 1990), Hong Kong social activist and former journalist * Gwyneth Hughes, British screenwriter and documentary director * Mabel Gweneth Humphreys, mathematician * Gwyneth Johnstone (1915–2010), English landscape painter *

Gwyneth Jones (novelist) Gwyneth Jones (born 14 February 1952) is an England, English science fiction and fantasy writer and critic, and a young adult/children's writer under the pen name Ann Halam. Biography and writing career Jones was born in Manchester, England. E ...

(born 1952), British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic *

Gwyneth Jones (soprano) Dame Gwyneth Jones (born 7 November 1936) is a Welsh dramatic soprano, widely regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos of the second half of the 20th century. The possessor of a large-scaled, powerful dramatic soprano voice, joined ...

DBE (born 1936), Welsh soprano *

Gwyneth Lewis Gwyneth Denver Davies , FLSW (born 1959), known professionally as Gwyneth Lewis, is a Welsh poet, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales in 2005. She wrote the text that appears over the Wales Millennium Centre. Biography Gwyneth Lew ...

(born 1959), Welsh poet, first National Poet for Wales * Gweneth Lilly (1920–2004), Welsh writer and teacher *

Gweneth Molony Gweneth (or Gwenneth) Molony (born 17 June 1932) is an Australian figure skater. She is the 1949–1951 Australian national champion. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st. She and Nancy Burley were the ...

(born 1932), Australian figure skater *

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and perio ...

(born 1972), American actress and businesswoman *

Gwyneth Philips Gwyneth Philips (born August 17, 2000) is an American ice hockey goaltender and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted 14th overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft. She played college ice hockey at ...

(born 2000), American ice hockey player *

Gwyneth Powell Gwyneth Leith (5 July 1946 – 8 September 2022), better known by her stage name Gwyneth Powell, was an English actress. She was best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McClusky in the BBC television series ''Grange Hill'' for elev ...

(1946–2022), English actress *

Gwyneth Rees Gwyneth Rees (born 10 May 1968) is a British author of children's books. Her novel ''The Mum Hunt'' won the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers in 2019, and another, ''My Mum's from Planet Pluto'', was nominated for the Carnegi ...

(born 1968), British author of children's books *

Gwyneth Scally Gwyneth Scally (born in Washington, DC) is a visual contemporary artist in New York, United States. Artwork Scally's work is figurative and psychological, much of it deals with elevating biology over religion and with issues of nature and ecolo ...

, visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States *

Gwyneth Stallard Gwyneth Mary Stallard is a British mathematician whose research concerns complex dynamics and the iteration of meromorphic functions. She is a professor of pure mathematics at the Open University. Education and career Stallard read mathematics ...

, British mathematician *

Gwyneth Strong Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), in ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1989-2003), and for playing Geraldine Clo ...

(born 1959), English actress *

Gwyneth Walker Gwyneth Van Anden Walker (born 22 March 1947) is an American music educator and composer. Biography Walker was born in New York to a Quaker family and grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. She began her first efforts at composition at an early age ...

(born 1947), American composer *

Gwenethe Walshe → Gwenethe Walshe (5 February 1908 – 22 January 2006)Peggy Spencer; Janet Clark; Vernon Kemp death announcement, retrieved 12 August 2007 was a leading British Latin and ballroom dancer. Born in Wanganui, New Zealand, she lived most of her l ...

(1908–2006), British dancer *

Gwynyth Walsh Gwynyth Walsh (born 1956) is a Canadian actress best known for her role of the ''Star Trek'' character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters. She also played constable Nimira in the '' Star Trek: Voyager'' episode " Random Thoughts", and provided th ...

(born 1956), Canadian actress * Gweneth Whitteridge, medical historian 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'' *Gwyneth Sanders, a fictional character from '' Looped'' *Gwynneth, an Australian Masked Owl from the Wolves of the Beyond fantasy novel series by Kathryn Lasky *Gwyneth "Gwyn" Berdara, a character from the

A Court of Thorns and Roses ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is a fantasy romance series by American author Sarah J. Maas, which follows the journey of 19-year-old Feyre Archeron after she is brought into the faerie lands of Prythian. The first book of the series, ''A Court ...

fantasy series by Sarah J. Maas

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