Gwen (guwen) in Japanese

The name Gwen in Japanese Katakana is グヱン which in romaji is guwen. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gwen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぐゑん.

How do you write Gwen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name is 幻 (げん/gen). It is pronounced "ge-n" and it means "phantasm, vision, illusion".

The western meaning of the name "Gwen" is "blessed, white, fair, holy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 祝白 (Shuku-byaku), which is pronounced "shoo-koo-byah-koo". The kanji 祝 (Shuku) means "to pray, to congratulate, to celebrate", and the kanji 白 (Byaku) means "white, bright, clear".

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