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Morwenna
OriginWelsh
Meaning"maiden"
US Rank#12771
2025 SSA
About Morwenna
Morwenna is an ancient Cornish name now being revived in Wales, deriving from a Celtic word meaning "maiden", although the Mor- syllable means that it's often associated with the sea. It's been heard in the British series Doc Martin and Poldark. Morwenna Banks is a British actress.
Pronounced mor-WEN-uh.
As of October 2026, Morwenna ranked #12771 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #7120 in 2020.
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Famous Morwennas
- Saint Morwenna
Cornish sister of Saints Mabyn and Endellion
- (Tamsin) Morwenna Banks
English actress
- Marjorie "Morwenna" Donnelly
British poet
Morwenna in pop culture
- Morwenna Newcross
character on British television series Doc Martin
- Morwenna Chynoweth Whitworth Carne
character in British TV series "Poldark"
- Morwenna
a squirrel in the book "The Oaken Throne" by Robin Jarvis
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