Rowena - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Rowena \ro-wena, rowe-na\ is pronounced roh-EEN-ah, roh-ENN-ah. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "fame and happiness". Also possibly (Welsh) "slender and fair". Rowena was the name of one of the two heroines in Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe" (19th century).

Rowena has 5 variant forms: Rhowena, Roweena, Roweina, Rowenna and Rowina.

Baby names that sound like Rowena are Rowen, Rena, Reena, Roana, Roanna, Rona, Ronna and Rowan.

Rowena is a very popular 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 Rowena. Click here to compare Rowena with related baby names.