Bronwen Forename

65,654th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9,008 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Bronwen Forename Definition:

A female name. Welsh, 'white breast’, a common, Welshwoman’s name. The Brengwain or Brangane of the Tristan legend may be a corruption of it.

Bronwen Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
 
94%
2,3111:23,5973,105
England
100%
2,0591:27,0051,535
Australia-1,2281:11,1221,005
United States
100%
1,1701:309,8619,575
Wales
100%
9291:3,331482
New Zealand-6231:7,281880
Canada
100%
3271:101,3255,121
Scotland
100%
761:70,4001,914
Ireland
100%
421:110,5602,639
Zimbabwe
100%
271:571,25224,615
Jamaica-201:144,1615,419
Netherlands
100%
191:889,58316,206
Philippines
 
60%
171:6,235,852101,317
Guernsey-161:3,958490
Barbados-121:24,1491,919
Thailand
100%
101:7,006,581112,087
France-91:7,385,59325,788
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
India-71:173,553,9961,904,752
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Italy-51:12,212,41834,417
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Germany
100%
51:19,335,57551,270
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Norway-41:1,283,08216,224
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Luxembourg-31:188,0163,003
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-21:2,914288
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Comoros-11:761,339901
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110

Bronwen (44) may also be a surname.

Bronwen Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Welsh, 'white breast’, a common, Welshwoman’s name. The Brengwain or Brangane of the Tristan legend may be a corruption of it.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

F. In Celtic, ‘white bosom’: ‘tis a Welsh name, now much less general than of old. Cf. Tennyson’s ‘lovely-breasted Ida’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Celtic name, meaning: White-bosomed.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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