Bronwen
Bronwen is a Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name Branwen, which appears in Welsh literature">Welsh people">Welsh literature. Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel How Green Was My Valley.
Notable bearers of the name include:
- Bronwen Astor, English model
- Dame Bronwen Holdsworth, New Zealand businesswoman and arts patron
- Bronwen Dickey, American author
- Bronwen Hughes, Canadian film director
- Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo centre back/centre forward
- Bronwen Maher, Irish politician
- Bronwen Manby, British human rights scholar and lobbyist
- Bronwen Mantel, Canadian actress
- Bronwen Saunders, Canadian curler
- Bronwen Wallace, Canadian poet and short story writer