Gwendolyn Elwood

Gwendolyn Michelle "Gwen" Elwood (b. 14 April 2010) is a Seeker and ward of Auldhouse. The seventh child of Scott and Brenda Elwood, Gwen possesses the ability to see souls, which she refers to as ghosts.

Physical appearance
Gwen has short red hair, which was originally shaved off on one side, but has since grown out to be shorter on one side. She has bright blue eyes and freckles. She is thin, and greatly resembles her mother, bearing her narrow eyes and narrow, upturned nose.

Etymology
Gwendolyn is a variant of Gwendolen, which means "white ring", derived from the Welsh elements "gwen", meaning "white, fair, blessed" and "dolen", meaning "ring, loop". This was the name of a mythical queen of the Britons who defeated her husband in battle, as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

Michelle is the French feminine form of Michel, the French form of Michael. Michael is derived from the Hebrew name "Mikha'el", meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible.

Elwood is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and can derive from a locational name, or from an Olde English pre-7th Century personal name. As a locational surname, it derives from the place called Ellwood in Gloucestershire. The place name means "the elder wood", derived from the Olde English "ellern", meaning "elder tree", with "wudu", meaning "wood". Elwood may also be derived from the Olde English personal name "Aelfweald", which is composed of the elements "aelf", meaning "elf", and "weald", meaning "rule", and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 in its Latinized form as "Aluuoldus" and "Alfuuold".