Eluned
About Eluned
Romantic and mysterious, Eluned's beauty and intelligence were legendary in Welsh legend; she was the handmaiden of the Lady of the Fountain in a Welsh Arthurian romance, who had a magic ring that made the wearer invisible. Pronunciation is usually similar in emphasis to Eleanor, but with ned instead of nor at the end. However, it's sometimes also pronounced el-LIN-ed or even shortened to Luned, the sounce of Lynette, in Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette.
Pronounced EL-in-ned.
As of October 2026, Eluned Nameberry popularity #239.
Editor's take: The name Eluned is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "idol, image".
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Famous Eluneds
- Saint Eluned aka Luned or Lynette
of Wales
- (Mair) Eluned Morgan
Baroness Morgan of Ely, British politician
- Eluned Morgan
Welsh,Argentinian writer
- Eluned Parrott
Welsh politician
Eluned in pop culture
- Lunete
handmaiden and advisor to the Lady of the Fountain in Arthurian legend, described in Chrétien de Troyes' 'Yvain, the Knight of the Lion as "a charming brunette, prudent, clever and polite..."
- Eluned
a beautiful elf in RuneScape