Rowena
Found 6 entry about "Rowena"
roh-WEE-nuh or roh-WEH-nuh
Rowena Name meanings & History
"famous friend" or "joyful friend". Meaning uncertain. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, this was the name of a daughter of the Saxon chief Hengist. It is possible (but unsupported) that Geoffrey based it on the Old English elements hroð "fame" and wynn "joy", or alternatively on the Old Welsh elements ron "spear" and gwen "white". It was popularized by Walter Scott, who used it for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819). Rowena is a name that is often given to baby girls, and it is suitable for a wide range of personalities and lifestyles. It is a timeless and elegant name that can be paired with a variety of middle names and surnames.
Zodiac Sign of Rowena: Reason Aries
Synonyms of Rowena:
R: Resourceful,Rational,Reason,Restless
O: Obsessive,Obstinate,Organized,Obsolete,Ostentatious
W: Wonderment,Wonderful,Wild,Wishful,Willful
E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive,Environment,Entertain
N: Nice,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Neat,Nagging,Nutrition,Nervous
A: Angry,Action,Argumentative,Aggressive,Assertive,Ambitious
Rowena is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Complex name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Some famous people with the name Rowena include Rowena Cortes, a German singer, Rowena Reed Kostellow, an American industrial designer, and Rowena Morrill, an American illustrator.
2.) Rowena (Female)
3.) Rowena (Female)
4.) ROWENA (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Of uncertain origin and meaning, Rowena is thought to be derived from the obsolete Old English Hrodwyn, Hrothwina, a compound name composed of the elements hrod, hroth (fame) and wine (friend) or wynn (bliss, joy): hence, “famous friend” or “joyful fame.” Alternatively, it might be a derivative of the Cymric Rhonwen, which is composed from the elements rhon (spear, lance) and gwen, gwyn (white, fair, blessed): hence, “white spear, blessed spear.” Pet: Winnie. (RO-WEE-NAH)
5.) Rowena (Female)
Usage:
Meanings: (Welsh) fair-haired. (English) famous friend. Literature: Ivanhoe’s love interest in Sir Walter Scott’s novelIvanhoe.
Other Forms: Ranna, Row, Rowe, Roweana, Roweanah, Roweena, Roweenah, Rowein, Roweina, Rowen, Rowenah, Rowene, Rowin, Rowina, Rowinah, Rowine, Rowyn, Rowyna, Rowynah, Rowyne, Rowynn, Rowynna, Rowynnah, Rowynne
6.) ROWENA (Female)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: Of uncertain origin and meaning, Rowena is thought to be derived from the obsolete Old English Hrothwina, Hrodwyn, a compound name composed of the elements hroth, hro (fame) and wine (friend) or wynn (bliss, joy). Alternatively, it might be a derivative of the Cymric Rhonwen, which is composed from the elements rhon (spear, lance) and gwen, gwyn (white, fair, blessed). (RO-WEE-NAH)
