Gwyneth
Gwyneth is a Welsh feminine given name which derives from the kingdom of Gwynedd. It gained popularity, first in Wales and then across the English speaking world, in the 19th century. This may have been the result of author Ann Harriet Hughes, who adopted Gwyneth Vaughan as her pen name.
Notable people:
- Gwyneth Boodoo, American psychologist and expert on educational measurement
- Gwyneth Cravens, American novelist and journalist
- Gwyneth Dunwoody, Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
- Gwyneth Glyn, Welsh language poet and musician
- Gwyneth Herbert, British singer-songwriter and composer
- Gwyneth Ho, Hong Kong social activist and former journalist
- Gwyneth Hughes, British screenwriter and documentary director
- Mabel Gweneth Humphreys, mathematician
- Gwyneth Johnstone, English landscape painter
- Gwyneth Jones (novelist), British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic
- Gwyneth Jones (soprano) DBE, Welsh soprano
- Gwyneth Lewis, Welsh poet, first National Poet for Wales
- Gweneth Lilly, Welsh writer and teacher
- Gweneth Molony, Australian figure skater
- Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress and businesswoman
- Gwyneth Philips, American ice hockey player
- Gwyneth Powell, English actress
- Gwyneth Rees, British author of children's books
- Gwyneth Scally, visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Gwyneth Stallard, British mathematician
- Gwyneth Strong, English actress
- Gwyneth Walker, American composer
- Gwenethe Walshe, British dancer
- Gwynyth Walsh, Canadian actress
- Gweneth Whitteridge, medical historian
- a character in the Fur Fighters video game
- the title character of Gwyneth and the Thief, a young adult historical romance novel written by Margaret Moore
- Gwyneth, a character in the Dragonlance novel The Legend of Huma
- Gwyneth Sanders, a fictional character from Looped
- Gwynneth, an Australian Masked Owl from the Wolves of the Beyond fantasy novel series by Kathryn Lasky
- Gwyneth "Gwyn" Berdara, a character from the A Court of Thorns and Roses fantasy series by Sarah J. Maas