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Gender Feminine
Usage Welsh
Pronounced Pron. mə-VA-nuwy

Meaning & History

From the Welsh prefix my- meaning "my, belonging to me" (an older form of fy) combined with either manwy meaning "fine, delicate" or banwy meaning "woman" (a variant of banw). This was the name of an 1875 Welsh song composed by Joseph Parry.