Origin of the name Gwenallt

The name Gwenallt is a Welsh origin masculine name.

Meaning of the name

The meaning of Gwenallt is white, fair, and blessed in the Gwen part of Gwenallt.
The allt part of Gwenallt means wood, small, and forest.

Popularity of Gwenallt

From 1700, when the name first came into being, to the present day Gwenallt has not been a very popular name.

Gwenallt Jones

Gwenallt was a poet, a scholar, and a critic. Mr. Jones was born on May 18, 1899, to Thomas Ehedyd Jones and his wife. Jones was born in Pontardawe, UK, Gwenallt Jones is perhaps one of the most important literary scholars of the 20th century. Born David James Jones, Jones used the name Gwenallt as a bardic name.

The poet transposed the name Alltwen (Gwen allt). Jones was educated at Prifysgol Aberystwyth University at the Penglais Campus. Jones also attended the Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera. Jones died on December 24, 1968, in Aberystwyth UK.

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