Girl · Welsh
Ceridwen
Say it: keh-RID-wen
Meaning
Uncertain. Proposals include cerdd 'poetry, song' or cyrrid 'crooked' plus gwen; the meaning 'blessed poetry' often seen online is not established.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 2016
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 353,700 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Cerridwen
Famous bearers
- Ceridwen, enchantress of the Taliesin legend
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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