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Gwyn

American  
[gwin] / gwɪn /
Or Gwynne

noun

  1. Eleanor Nell, 1650–87, English actress: mistress of Charles II.


Gwyn British  
/ ɡwɪn /

noun

  1. Nell, original name Eleanor Gwynne. 1650–87, English actress; mistress of Charles II

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tributes have come from the Princess of Wales in her role as Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, head of the navy General Sir Gwyn Jenkins and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

A mix of its own products—from the recently rebranded fashion label Gwyn and Goop Beauty—are sold alongside other brands online and in brick-and-mortar stores in places like Aspen, Colo. and the Hamptons.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

District Judge Gwyn Jones said Carley had "set out to deceive" those attending the Llandudno ceremony on 9 November, 2025.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

Stockpile evidence of infidelity as he accompanies Gwyn on a book tour in America?

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

“No hounds bell like those, save the pack of Gwyn the Hunter. And so,” he mused, “Gwyn, too, rides abroad.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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