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Anwen
OriginWelsh
Meaning"very fair, beautiful"
About Anwen
Anwen is one of the simplest and best of the classic Welsh girls' names, more unusual than Bronwen but with the same serene feel.
Pronounced AHN-wen.
As of October 2026, Anwen ranked #10181 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6522 in 2004.
Editor's take: The name Anwen is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "very fair, beautiful".
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- Anwen Keeling
Australian painter
- Anwen Crawford
Australian music critic
- Anwen Rees Meyers
former actress and classical pianist
Anwen in pop culture
- Anwen Cooper
baby of Gwen and Rhys on TV's "Torchwood"
- Anwen
minor character in A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro
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