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Goronwy

Gender: Masculine
Language: Welsh
Etymology:
Goronwy is a traditional Welsh name of unknown meaning.

History:
Goronwy is a traditional Welsh name that The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names (3rd. Ed., 1977) reports is “still in use.”

Pronunciation: gaw-rawn-way

Alternates: Granawa.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Goronwy Owen (Gorowny Ddu O Fôn) (1723-1769)
Welsh poet.

Miscellaneous:
Goronwy Rees (1909-1979)
British journalist and Soviet spy.


Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Goronwy

Popularity of Goronwy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

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