Bronwen Explained
| Bronwen |
| Gender: | Feminine |
| Origin: | Welsh bron "breast" + -wen, soft mutation of gwen "fair""white" |
| Related Names: | Branwen (associated by sound), Bronwyn (variant spelling – technically masculine) |
Bronwen (in Welsh pronounced as /ˈbrɔnwɛn/) is a Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name Branwen, which appears in medieval Welsh literature.[1] Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel How Green Was My Valley (1939).[2]
Notable bearers of the name include:
- Bronwen Astor (1930–2017), English model
- Dame Bronwen Holdsworth (born 1943), New Zealand businesswoman and arts patron
- Bronwen Dickey (born 1981), American author
- Bronwen Hughes, Canadian film director
- Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo centre back/centre forward
- Bronwen Maher (born 1957), Irish politician
- Bronwen Manby, British human rights scholar and lobbyist
- Bronwen Mantel (born 1950), Canadian actress
- Bronwen Saunders (born 1978), Canadian curler
- Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989), Canadian poet and short story writer
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Jones . Heather Rose . Concerning the Names Branwen, Bronwen and the Like . MedievalScotland.org . 25 September 1997 . 2 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729021025/http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/branwen.shtml . 29 July 2012 . dead .
- Sheard, K. M. (2011),, p. 110, .
