English
Olwen
Olwen comes from Welsh Olwen.
- Welshc. 1500–presentOlwen
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Welshc. 1500–presentOlwen
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
Earliest quotation: 1994, Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man: “[…] her daughter, posthumous child of Gil, to my…”
Every English word from Welsh Olwen
Today it means
name A female given name from Welsh from Welsh legend, specifically The Mabinogion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Welsh Olwen / Olwen