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I have never heard of that association. The Wikipedia article lists 11 notable people with it as their first name, and the gender distribution is just about hal

I have never heard of that association. The Wikipedia article lists 11 notable people with it as their first name, and the gender distribution is just about half and half.

thaumasiotes 3y ago
"Gwynne" to me looks like the first element of Guinevere (obviously female) plus a French-style feminine ending. And the root means "white", which if it's going to be coded as one sex or the other is again always going to be female. I would never have expected the name to be masculine. I'm surprised to see males reach 50%. (Actually, in the Wikipedia list, 55%.) (Looking into it a little farther, the same name in Irish appears to be Finn, a legendary (male) hero. Probably relevant.)