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Name Tonwen
Gender Feminine
Usage Welsh
Pronounced Pron. TON-wen
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Meaning & History

Means "white wave" in Welsh. Tonwen (or simply GWEN) was the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of NON (herself mother of Wales' patron saint, David). It was used by John Cowper Powys for a character in his novel 'Porius' (1951).
Added 4/28/2012 by SeaHorse15