The name Alwena is a girl's name of Welsh, Breton origin meaning "white brow; nourishing; bright, light".

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Like Alwen, but with an extra feminine frill. Alwen itself is of obscure origin but possible meanings include: "white brow" (from the Welsh ael and gwen; "white footstep" as an alternative to Olwen; "nourishing" from a Welsh river name, ultimately from the pro-Celtic *al(aun)o-; "white, bright" as Breton form of Albina; and "elf joy" as a Breton variation of Old English Ælfwynn. 
 
Alwenna is another spelling.

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