Girl · Cornish
Elowen
Say it: el-OH-en
Meaning
Cornish elowen 'elm tree'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Cornish word adopted as a girls' name in the modern revival.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 815 babies given this name since 2008
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 9,800 girls
- 160 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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