The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Variant of “Gwendolen”, Welsh for “white-browed” or “white ring”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Guendolen, Guendoline, Guendolyn, Gwen, Gwendolen, Gwendolyn, Gwennie, Gwenny, Gwin, Gwinn, Gwinne, Gwinnie,  Gwinny, Gwyn, Gwyndolen, Gwydoline, Gwyndolyn, Gwynn, Gwynne, Gwynnie, Wendie, Wendy, Windie, Windy, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Gwendoline Mango, a little girl whose bout with the measles received far less attention from the local doctor than little Georgy Osborne’s case, a testament to the popularity of their respective mothers, in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

AUTHORS:
– Gwendoline Butler (1922-2013), English novelist.

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, 1920s, English, French, G, Welsh

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