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Gwendolyn

American  
[gwen-dl-in] / ˈgwɛn dl ɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”


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Lead independent director Gwendolyn Sontheim will become chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

When the Eaton fire roared through the area, Gwendolyn Mathers, Tail Town’s executive director, and a group of volunteers evacuated the cats, who stayed at volunteers’ and foster cat parents’ homes for two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

However, Van Der Beek himself ended up building what would become the couple’s favorite piece: a wooden daybed that he designed not long after they welcomed their fifth child, Gwendolyn, in 2018.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

For Conservative voter Gwendolyn Slover, 69, from Summerside in the province of Prince Edward Island, his appeal is "baffling".

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025

“A woman named Gwendolyn Brown. You know her?”

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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