76%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Meaning & History Means "noble maiden" in the fictional language Sindarin. In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Arwen was the daughter of Elrond and the lover of Aragorn. Related Names User SubmissionArwen PopularityDetails Last ranked #172 in 2007 Belgium Last ranked #747 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #461 in 2007 France People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange serious nerdy Categories daughters, elven folk, elves, isograms, literature, nobility, princesses, Tolkien characters, youth