Gwenda
[ˈɡwɛndə]Meaning
from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good"
Background Story
Gwenda is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, formed in the 19th century from the Welsh adjectives gwen, meaning "white, fair, blessed", and da, meaning "good". It may be a variant of Gwendolen, otherwise Gwendaline, or a feminine form of Gwyndaf, a Welsh saint. The name first appears in the UK General Register Office registration of births in the September 1874 quarter and of marriages in the June 1861 quarter, and was regularly used until the 1960s, now rare.
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