Names Categorized "Torchwood characters"

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy" or "blessed", derived from the Welsh word gwen, the feminine form of gwyn. It is commonly used as a short form of longer names containing the Gwen element, such a...

Ianto is a Welsh masculine given name, functioning as a diminutive of Ifan, the modern Welsh form of John. As a pet name, Ianto has a friendly, familiar quality and is part of a broader Welsh tradition of shortening long...

EtymologyJack is a given name of English origin, derived from the medieval diminutive Jackin (earlier Jankin), a pet form of John. The name John itself comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." There...