Meaning and Origin of the Boy’s name Gwaun

The name Gwaun was not among the top 1000 names for boys though it is a popular Welsh name.

The meaning of Gwaun is heath and though current popularity of Gwaun as a boy’s name is not high it is popular otherwise, as River Gwaun in Pembrokeshire which runs for 9 miles through the national Welsh park down to the sea through the Gwaun Valley.

Photos of the area show picturesque scenes worthy of a vacation with an old time bar and aged shops.

Gwaun Cae Gurwen

The village of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen the name refers to white hemlock heath is 5 miles from Ammanford village and twenty miles from Swansea.

Famous people from the area were Dame Sian Phillips, an actress, Sir Gareth Edwards, a Lions player, and Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales.
A number of variants to the Welsh name are both as boys and otherwise.

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