GWEN
n. countablen. a name for a woman or girl, often used as a short form of Gwendolen or Guinevere. It comes from Welsh and means 'white' or 'fair'.
n. a female given name of Welsh origin, frequently serving as a diminutive of Gwendolen, Gwendolyn, or Guinevere. Derived from the Welsh word 'gwen', the feminine form of 'gwyn', meaning 'white', 'fair', or 'blessed'.
Gwen is starting her new job tomorrow.
After years of being called Gwendolen by her teachers, she decided to go by Gwen when she started university.
The name Gwen carries a literary weight in Arthurian legend, though in modern contexts it is often perceived as a brisk, approachable monosyllabic name.
As a proper noun, it is capitalised and typically used without an article unless referring to a specific person among others of the same name.