Gender Feminine
Usage Cornish, Welsh

Meaning & History

From Old Cornish moroin meaning "maiden, girl" (related to the Welsh word morwyn [1]). This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

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VariantsMorwen(Cornish) Morwen(Welsh)

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Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 267.
Entry updated January 21, 2022