Olwen

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
The name Olwen means "white footprint" or "white track" in Welsh mythology.
Pronunciation
OL-wehn(English)
The name Olwen is pronounced as "OL-win".
Popularity
Olwen is not a very common name and is not ranked within the top 1000 baby names in the United States.

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Olwen Name meanings & History

The name Olwen means "white footprint" or "white track" in Welsh mythology. Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, blessed". In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen she was a beautiful maiden, the lover of Culhwch and the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several seemingly impossible tasks before he would allow them to marry. The name Olwen is used mainly in Wales and the United Kingdom.

Zodiac Sign of Olwen: Obstinate Cancer,Obsessive Scorpio

Synonyms of Olwen:

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Organized,Obsessive,Obsolete

L: Liaison,Lovely,Luscious,Lazy,Legal,Lover,Languid

W: Wishful,Wild,Wonderment,Wonderful,Willful

E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive,Entertain,Environment

N: Nice,Neat,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nervous

Olwen is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Olwen (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) white footprint.

Other Forms: Olwena, Olwenah, Olwene, Olwenn, Otwenna, Olwennah, Olwenne, Olwin, Olwina, Olwinah, Olwine, Olwinn, Olwinna, Olwinnah, Olwinne, Olwyn, Olwyna, Olwynah, Olwyne, Olwynn, Olwynna, Olwynnah, Olwynne


3.) Olwen (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: (Welsh) magical; white

Other Forms: Olwynn


4.) OLWEN (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Compound name composed of the elements Ol (footprint, track) and gwen (white, fair, blessed): hence, “white footprint.” The name is borne in Welsh mythology by a maiden from whom flowers sprung up behind as she walked. (AHL-WEN)


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