indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning & History
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.