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Gwyn

American

[gwin] / gwɪn /

Or Gwynne

noun

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

Gwyn British

/ ɡwɪn /

noun

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

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Plaid Cymru's Dr Gwyn Williams candidate for Gŵyr Abertawe described the loss of graduates from the NHS workforce in Wales as "a tragedy" that "threatens to worsen ambulance waiting times".

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Consumed by jealousy, Richard wonders how to bring Gwyn down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

A senior government source close to the process told the BBC that the UK Special Forces officer "would never have acted without direction", adding that "everything would have gone through Gwyn Jenkins".

From BBC ● May 12, 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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