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Alwena
OriginWelsh, Breton
Meaning"white brow; nourishing; bright, light"
US RankUnranked
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About Alwena
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.
Pronounced al-WAY-nuh.
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