Olwen

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance

Pronounced Pron. OL-wehn(English)

Meaning & History

Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, blessed". In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen she was a beautiful maiden, the lover of Culhwch and the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several seemingly impossible tasks before he would allow them to marry.