Gwenole

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton uuin (“white”) and uual (“value”) (compare Proto-Celtic *wellos (“desirable, good”)).

Proper noun

Gwenole

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• Gwaloe (diminutive)
• Gwenola (feminine)
• Nolo (diminutive)

 

Descendants

• French: Guénolé, Guignolet, Guingalois, Winwaloe

References

• Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, pp. 47-48