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Gender Masculine
Usage Welsh
Meaning & History
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements "bryn" - meaning hill, and "gwyn", meaning white, thus meaning "white hill". Earliest known usage as a given name dates to the late 19th century - reached peak popularity in the 1910s.