Given name
Gwynda
“one who is fair; of the white ring”
Gwynda is a variant of Gwendolyn. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gwynda is a variant of Gwendolyn. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gwynda is a variant of Gwendolyn. An origin associated with Gwendolyn is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gwynda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1948.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gwynda’s family of names
Gwynda has a related form in Gwendolyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Gwynda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gwynne
“a handsome man; one who is fair” · “one who is fair; of the white ring”
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Brinda
“a princess; wielding a sword”
>99% girls
Gwyndolyn
“one who is fair; of the white ring”
>99% girls
Glenda
“one who is good and fair”
>99% girls
Lynda
“one who is soft and beauti-”
>99% girls
Gwynn
“a handsome man; one who is fair”
>99% girls
Freida
“a peaceful ruler”
>99% girls
Glenna
“from the valley between the hills”
>99% girls