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Bronwyn

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Bronwyn is a Welsh feminine given name, a variant of the mostly feminine name Bronwen/Branwen, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from bran, raven, and bron ("breast") and [g]wen ("white, fair, blessed)".[1] Because the suffix -wyn is grammatically masculine in Welsh, Bronwyn is a spelling generally only used for female names in the English-speaking world outside Wales. The name may refer to:

People

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Fictional characters

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  • Bronwyn Bruntley, in the book series Miss Peregrine, and in the film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  • Bronwyn Davies, in the Australian television series Neighbours
  • Bronwyn Jones, in the British animated television series Fireman Sam, titular Sam's sister-in-law, mother of James and Sarah
  • Bronwyn Moir, a fictional character and villain in the 2019 comic series Chrononauts: Futureshock
  • Bronwyn Rojas, in the book One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  • Bronwyn, a fictional virgin bride from the 1965 Charlton Heston movie The War Lord
  • Bronwyn, in the American television series Adventure Time, is Kim Kil Whan's daughter and Jake and Lady Rainicorn's granddaughter
  • Bronwyn, is a character played by Nazanin Boniadi in The Rings of Power television series by Amazon Studios. The character does not appear in the Legendarium, and was created for the show.

References

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  1. ^ Behind the Name. "Given Name Bronwen". Retrieved on 22 January 2016.