Anwen
Welsh
"very fair, beautiful"
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Updated Tue Sep 30 2025
Anwen Origin and Meaning
The name Anwen is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "very fair, beautiful".
Anwen is one of the simplest and best of the classic Welsh girls' names, more unusual than Bronwen but with the same serene feel.
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- Famous People Named Anwen
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20 Names Similar to Anwen
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Famous People Named Anwen
- Anwen KeelingAustralian painter
- Anwen CrawfordAustralian music critic
- Anwen Rees Meyersformer actress and classical pianist
The name Anwen in Pop Culture
- Anwen Cooperbaby of Gwen and Rhys on TV's "Torchwood"
- Anwenminor character in A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro