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What does Olwen mean?
Olwen as a girls' name is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Olwen is "white footprint". In the medieval Welsh story of "Culhwch and Owen", Olwen was so beautiful that four white flowers would appear wherever she had stepped.
ASSOCIATED WITH white, medieval, story (literary), beautiful, flowers
Variations
VARIANTS Olwenn, Olwin, Olwyn, Olwynne
SEE ALSO Euronwy
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Olewen, ..
(male) Oler, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Olwen Gracyn (O.G.), ..
How popular is Olwen?
Olwen is an uncommonly occurring first name for females. Olwen is also an uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Olwen has yet to be ranked in the Top 2000 so far. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Olwen is alike in pronunciation to Aleen, Alene▼, Alleen, Allene▼, Allyn, Alwyne, Ayleen▲, Eileen▼, Elaene, Elain, Eleen, Elen, Elian, Elleen, Ellene, Ellin, Ellyn, Elon, Elyn, Elynn, Ileen, Ileene, Ilene▼, Oleen and Oline. Other recommended sound-alike names are Anwen, Arwen, Glen, Gwen, Olena and Rowen▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Olwen.
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