Gwendolyn
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Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Gwendolen (perhaps influenced by names such as Carolyn, Evelyn and Marilyn). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States.
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- Instance of
- female given name
- Said to be same as
- Gwen
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- native label
- Gwendolyn
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- G534
- Cologne phonetics
- 436256
- Caverphone
- KWNTLN
- language of work or name
- Croatian
- nickname
- Gwen
- Commons category
- Gwendolyn (given name)
- P8168
- Ctenucha virginica
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- Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline
- Fictional characters
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Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Gwendolen (perhaps influenced by names such as Carolyn, Evelyn and Marilyn). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States.
==Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline== Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer Gwendolyn Black (1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet Gwendoline Christie, British actress Gwendolyn J. Elliott (1945–2007), American police officer and founder of Gwen's Girls Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician Gwendolyn A. Foster, American military officer, nurse practitioner, midwife Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer Gwendolyn Holbrow (born 1957), American artist Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist Gwendolyn King, American businesswoman Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), American sculptor Gwendolyn Lau, American voice actress Gwendolyn Lycett, British figure skater Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987), Canadian novelist and poet Gwendolyn "Gwen" Marston (1936–2019), American textile artist and writer Gwendolyn Masin (born 1977), Dutch-born violinist Gwendolyn O’Neal (born 1946), American academic administrator and home economist Gwendolyn Osborne (born 1978), British model and actress Gwendolyn Rees (1892–1939), American tennis player Gwendolyn Rutten, Belgian politician Gwendolyn Sanford, American singer-songwriter Gwendolyn Zepeda (born 1971), American author
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