Eluned

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Girl · Welsh

Eluned

Say it: eh-LIN-ed

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Meaning

Uncertain; possibly from eilun 'image, idol'.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Welsh

The family of the name

Other spellings: Luned, Lynet

French	Lunete
English	Lynette

Famous bearers

Luned, the maiden in the tale of Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain

Names worth a look

GwenllianGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element usually read as lliant 'flood, flow', which is uncertain.Middle Ages · forgotten

GwenhwyfarGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, holy' and a second element often linked to sebarā 'phantom, magical being'; the analysis is…Middle Ages · forgotten

NestGirlUncertain; usually treated as a Welsh pet form of Agnes, though this is not proven.Middle Ages · forgotten

GwenfrewiGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element of uncertain meaning.Early Medieval · forgotten

TangwystlGirlFrom tang 'peace' and gwystl 'pledge, hostage': 'peace-pledge'.Middle Ages · forgotten

MorfuddGirlUncertain.Middle Ages · forgotten

EleanorGirlFrom Occitan Aliénor, of uncertain origin; it is often explained as alia Aenor 'the other Aenor', but this is not…Middle Ages · peak 1915

EllenGirlThe English vernacular form of Helen, from Greek Helenē, of uncertain meaning.Middle Ages · peak 1884

Where this comes from

Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
The medieval Arthurian romances

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.