Arwen - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Arwen \a-rwen, ar-wen\ is a variant of Arwyn (Welsh), and the meaning of Arwen is "muse".

The baby name Arwen sounds like Aren, Arena, Arene, Arin, Eirwen, Iren, Ireen and Aireen. Other similar baby names are Anwen, Arden, Arlen and Armen.

Arwen is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Arwen. Compare Arwen with related baby names.