Wynne as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Wynne

What is the meaning of the name Wynne ?

The baby name Wynne is a girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced WIN.

Wynne is Proto-Celtic, Welsh in Origin.

Wynne is an English spelling of Welsh Wyn, tied to the adjective gwyn, with feminine gwen. The Old Welsh form appears as guinn or guen, from Proto-Celtic *windos, literally white, bright, or fair; in Welsh usage it also acquired the sense blessed. Initial g could disappear through soft mutation, producing wyn after certain grammatical environments, while final -e reflects later English surname spelling rather than a Welsh ending.

As a given name, Wynne has usually been feminine in modern baby-name sources, though the surname was borne by men and women. It arose chiefly in Wales and the Welsh Marches as a byname or patronymic surname, then moved into English-speaking records through migration to North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Given-name use overlaps with short forms of Winifred, Gwendolen, and Gwyneth, but Wynne itself remains uncommon; spellings such as Wynn, Wyn, and Gwynne are the closest variants.