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Branwen Say it: BRAN-wen
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Meaning From bran 'raven, crow' and gwen 'white, fair, holy'; some scholars think it was originally Bronwen 'white breast'.
Likely the main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time Rare in the records
In the United States 0 2 4 6 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1975 per million babies of that sex 42 babies given this name since 1975 At its height in 1975, about 1 in 243,000 girls Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Famous bearers Branwen ferch Llŷr, heroine of the Second Branch of the Mabinogi Names worth a look Olwen Girl From ôl 'track, footprint' and gwen 'white'; the tale explains it by white trefoils springing up where she trod. Victorian Morwenna Girl Uncertain; often linked to Welsh morwyn 'maiden', but the Cornish saint's name is not securely explained. Early Medieval · forgotten Angharad Girl From the intensive prefix an-, câr 'love' and the suffix -ad: 'much loved'. Middle Ages Ceridwen Girl Uncertain. Proposals include cerdd 'poetry, song' or cyrrid 'crooked' plus gwen; the meaning 'blessed poetry' often… Modern Tegwen Girl From teg 'fair, beautiful' and gwen 'white, fair, blessed'. Modern · forgotten Myfanwy Girl Uncertain. Usually analysed as my 'my' plus banwy or manwy 'fine, rare', but the etymology is debated. Victorian · forgotten Brian Boy Uncertain; often linked to Celtic brig- 'high, noble', but the etymology is not settled. Early Medieval · peak 1973 Brandon Boy From an English surname from place names, Old English brōm 'broom (gorse)' + dūn 'hill'. It is not a form of Irish… Modern · peak 1985 Where this comes from Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.